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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.

Even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures undertaken by Habitat to ensure the safety of everyone with whom we work, our volunteers set out to use their skills in new, creative and socially distanced ways.

Habitat ReStores play an important role in supporting Habitat for Humanity’s mission. Find out what exactly a Habitat ReStore is, what types of items are sold, what donations are accepted and more.

With the support of allies like Whirlpool Corporation, Habitat’s U.S. advocacy campaign has helped to influence policy and reshape systems to increase access to affordable housing.

Habitat for Humanity of Collin County’s Cotton Groves, a new sustainable and eco-conscious community, will be one of the first affordable housing communities built with shipping containers in the U.S.

After Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in 2017, Antero and Luz worked to repair their damaged home the best they could, even patching their own roof. Now, with the support of Habitat and AbbVie, they have a safe and secure home where their family can gather again.

Across the U.S., professional homebuilders like Jim Sattler helped a grand total of nearly 250 families during our annual Home Builders Blitz.

After a 2021 tornado outbreak, families in two of the affected Kentucky communities worked alongside volunteers to build their homes during blitz builds supported by The Home Depot Foundation.

In Poland, 1.8 million properties sit empty while hundreds of thousands of people struggle to find a decent, affordable home. We’re closing that gap. Through our Empty Spaces to Homes initiative, we turn these abandoned buildings into safe, energy-efficient homes in partnership with those who need them most.  

At Habitat, we believe every community deserves not only the right to recover, but the power to thrive. That’s why we’re reimagining disaster recovery — building resilience in housing and restoring lives with dignity and justice at the center of all we do.