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Habitat teams up with SeaFreight Labs to leverage open innovation firm InnoCentive for ideas to help improve the quality of homes in communities around the world in need of decent, affordable shelter.

Lisa is the second resident to move into Female Veterans Village, a community that will provide a safe space for women veterans to overcome housing instability and where residents can develop a support system amongst fellow service members.

Constellation’s support, which was committed to the Habitat for Humanity regional partners prior to the pandemic, will be adapted to the areas of greatest need in four local regions as Habitat for Humanity teams work to meet unprecedented needs during the pandemic.

Sharnita applied to become a Habitat homeowner because she wanted to provide a better life for her children. “Having a home where my kids feel peaceful, loved and safe is the most important thing to me,” says the mother of five and U.S. Air Force veteran.

It was 1942, and on the outskirts of the rural South Georgia town of Americus, a radical experiment began. Koinonia Farm was the culmination of the lifelong passions of farmer and biblical scholar Clarence Jordan. On that farm, among rows of pecan trees, after years of struggles caused by boycotts and persecution, the seeds for Habitat for Humanity were sown.

The Knowledge Hub serves as the launching pad to engage with information on innovative shelter solutions and discussions in the housing ecosystem.

The Hilti Foundation and Habitat aim to help millions of people around the world gain access to affordable housing. The two organizations will work with a diverse coalition of partners, communities and government officials to advance long-term, scalable housing solutions.

While ballots are still being counted, Habitat for Humanity is telling members of Congress to keep their foot on the gas by returning to Washington to take urgent action on housing stability and investment.

Watch messages from some of our celebrity supporters and share them with friends and family to raise awareness for our work to help families build and improve safe, decent and affordable places to call home.

In Canaan, an informal settlement in Haiti of families displaced by the deadly 2010 earthquake, Habitat installed 200 energy-efficient streetlamps in capital-area neighborhoods and now is working to create a pool of qualified residents in each neighborhood to maintain them.