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Habitat for Humanity will assist tornado-devastated Moore, Okla., community with cleanup, repairs and new home construction
Habitat for Humanity applauds inclusion of housing and other essential factors in zero draft of New Urban Agenda
The Bureau of the Habitat III Preparatory Committee recently released the zero draft of the New Urban Agenda, which was created in consultation and coordination with numerous sectors and stakeholders around the globe, including Habitat for Humanity.
Habitat homeowners celebrate their final payment
Irma and Silverio celebrated the final payment on their Habitat home by shredding the mortgage.
Disaster resilient building
The Habitat Strong program is designed to promote the building of homes that are more durable, resilient and physically strong.
Five spring cleaning tips for your home
Spring cleaning can help relieve the stress and set you up for an enjoyable springtime season ahead. Check out these spring cleaning tips and solutions from Home is the Key partner O-Cedar!
Investing in innovation in India
In November 2020, Tvasta Manufacturing printed a 600-square-foot home in concrete over the course of 30 days, made possible with investment from Habitat’s ShelterTech. With improvements, the start-up hopes to cut that time down to about a week.
Burning bright: Homeowner celebrates her final mortgage payment
In 1996, Maria applied to Black Hills Area Habitat for Humanity’s homeownership program in the hopes of providing a safe and stable home for her five children. Now 25 years later, she and her friends celebrated her final mortgage payment, and in Habitat tradition, they burned the mortgage papers she signed all those years ago.
Research series: How does housing affect energy efficiency?
Families with low incomes face the double burden of high costs for housing and energy despite the tendency to consume less energy. Offering energy-efficient homes to these households can reduce both greenhouse gas emissions and the homes’ energy costs and resulting energy burden.
A family reunites to build with others
Like so many these days, the Stoesz family is spread far and wide. However, they often reunite to build a Habitat home and help create a special place where another family can be together.