To shine the light on the need for more affordable housing in rural America, Habitat held its first-ever Rural Rally as part of the 2025 Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project. 

In collaboration with Villgro Innovations Foundation, the Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter has released a new report exploring how the construction sector in India can scale up the use of green building materials to drive sustainability and support climate goals.

Jonathan recently visited Habitat Ethiopia and joined a ministerial panel conversation in Addis Ababa to discuss Ethiopia’s ongoing housing challenges, such as the absence of a standalone housing policy, limited access to affordable, long-term housing finance and rapid urbanization.

Habitat for Humanity CEO Jonathan Reckford sits down with Willy Walker of Walker Webcast to discuss leadership, global impact and the future of affordable housing. 

Habitat has helped more than 62 million people throughout 70 countries around the world build their lives on their own terms through safe, affordable housing. With people at the center, we create a lasting impact in communities across the world. Take a look at where, together, we’re building better futures.

Habitat is one of the only nonprofits responding to disasters that has affordable and safe housing as our core mission. In partnership with communities impacted by disasters throughout the world, our local teams deliver shelter solutions and unique expertise in disaster resilience and recovery. 

Minnesota Reformer: In a city where affordable housing hasn’t seen new development in over two decades, the Summer Meadows neighborhood in Alexandrea, Minnesota, is a powerful example of what’s possible when federal, local and nonprofit efforts align to tackle the housing crisis.