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What does home mean to you

We asked our supporters to share with us the many ways they think of home and what having a home really means to them. Here are some of our favorite responses.

Why we build

Habitat for Humanity knows that creating opportunities for affordable homeownership changes lives. See the data behind why we build around the world and the difference a decent home makes for families.

Of what am I certain?

In this essay, Habitat CEO Jonathan Reckford reflects on our organization’s mission, vision and faith principles, reaffirming certainty that Habitat stands in its its fierce commitment to the equality of all people and its unfailing devotion to the creation of opportunity for all.

Ayuda en vivienda de Hábitat para la Humanidad

Como organización global de vivienda, la visión de Hábitat es un mundo donde cada persona tenga un lugar digno para vivir.

Financial education

As a part of the homeownership process, we believe financial education builds a more solid foundation for long-term personal success and helps alleviate any concerns or barriers on the path to homeownership.

Habitat for Humanity International announces new partnership to invest $82.5 million in affordable housing

This initiative ensures that U.S. Habitat affiliates and mission-aligned entities have access to capital essential to land and property acquisition.

​​​​​​​Home is the key to intergenerational wealth

Finding a decent, affordable place to call home was an ongoing challenge for Donyelle, a public school employee for 38 years. “We were really in need of better housing,” Donyelle says.

Home is the key to well-being

For Aretha, the accessibility features in her Habitat home “make a big difference” for her and her two children, 23-year-old Devin and 22-year-old Zacaya.

¿Qué es la “ayuda mutua”?

Ayuda mutua es un término que se utiliza a menudo cuando se habla del proceso de creación o construcción. Se trata de hacer el trabajo (el trabajo duro) para dar vida a una idea.

Pasos para ser propietarios de una vivienda

Hábitat acompaña a cada familia en el difícil camino de ser propietarios de vivienda. Desde asistir a cursos para propietarios, hasta ayudar a construir sus propias viviendas o las de otras familias, cada paso empodera a los futuros propietarios y les ayuda a fomentar las habilidades que necesitan para triunfar. 

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