Habitat for Humanity International board member Ronald Terwilliger reflects on the second anniversary of Habitat’s Cost of Home U.S. advocacy campaign and why he is a longtime supporter of Habitat’s work.
As part of Habitat for Humanity’s ongoing hurricane recovery efforts, generously supported by AbbVie, Habitat works with local businesses to help families in Puerto Rico repair homes affected by hurricanes Irma and Maria.
The need for global housing is so vast and the issues that surround it are so complex that Habitat works in many ways to partner with families and communities to create sustainable and sweeping change. That’s how we will realize our vision of a world where everyone has a decent place to live.
Code enforcement is a key way we can work together to provide safe homes and neighborhoods that create opportunities for everyone to succeed.
With a shortage of affordable housing in communities across the U.S., it is more important than ever that we help low-income homebuyers learn about and take advantage of down payment assistance programs and the support they provide.
Whether you’re a do-it-yourself hobbyist or a construction professional, the ReStore is a unique place to find the tools, appliances and materials you need to help complete or inspire your next building or decorating project. And those finds, in turn, help build so much more.
General obligation bonds offer a flexible way to finance a wide range of affordable housing activities, such as home construction, repair programs and down payment assistance.
Housing trust funds offer the advantage of having a stable, flexible source of funding which can be a critical advantage for communities looking to address the home affordability needs across the housing continuum.
Localities can update their zoning codes in various ways to reduce development costs and encourage home affordability across a wider landscape.
Property tax relief programs reduce the burden on qualified taxpayers who live in areas with rapidly rising home values.