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From around the world, some of the youngest residents of Habitat homes show the beauty and individuality of their houses through hand-drawn illustrations of their unique homes.

Our Innovation Awards recognize global innovators developing solutions to advance affordable housing. The 2021 winners in the inspirational practices category, generously sponsored by Whirlpool Corporation, developed practical solutions that improved housing in Germany, Colombia and India.

Since 2014, Kum & Go and Habitat have worked together to build strength, stability and self-reliance through shelter in communities across the U.S.

Habitat for Humanity International recently received a $7.56 million grant to support 362 AmeriCorps member positions, marking the largest service member grant the global housing nonprofit has received in the past 10 years. The increased funding is part of AmeriCorps’ historic $580 million investment to better support national service and volunteerism.

ATLANTA (July 18, 2022) — Habitat for Humanity International is pleased to welcome Tolli Love, a seasoned resource development executive with extensive experience driving revenue growth, deepening corporate partnerships and strengthening fundraising capabilities, as the organization’s new chief development officer. Love most recently served as chief investor relations officer at United Way Worldwide.

Habitat created the Bridging the Gap guide to help Habitat affiliates and our fellow housing organizations connect their home repair and home modification work with the health care sector for a holistic aging in place approach.

Habitat for Humanity International has partnered with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to implement a program that aims to increase affordable homeownership opportunities among the veteran population in the U.S.

Habitat for Humanity International CEO Jonathan Reckford issues a statement applauding Congress for including over $10 billion for energy-related housing measures in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

From building resilient, hurricane-proof homes in Florida to prototyping with a 3D-printed home in Virginia, Habitat affiliates in the U.S. seek innovative solutions to local, pressing needs. The 2021 Habitat House Design Contest, generously sponsored for a second year by Simpson Strong-Tie, invited local affiliates to submit their home designs across a range of categories, including equity, multifamily, sustainability and many more. 

The homeownership gap between Black and white households is more prominent in Minnesota’s Twin Cities than in any other metropolitan area, with the nation’s largest Black and white homeownership gap at 51 percentage points — more than 20 percentage points above the national average. Learn how Twin Cities Habitat is responding to the challenge of closing the gap.