As the 36th annual Carter Work Project kicked off in Nashville, future Habitat homeowners, volunteers and donors, local leaders and musical talent, as well as the former president and first lady, convened at the historic Ryman Auditorium and then on the build site to usher in the weeklong build.
Affordable housing advocate and Habitat homeowner Juanita Jensen shares how homeownership changed her family’s life and what we must do to ensure that families have stable, affordable places to call home.
Yulisa and Guillermo yearn for a home where their son, Cesar, will have the freedom to play and grow. Now the couple is building an affordable Habitat home with the help of Wells Fargo volunteers and the Wells Fargo Foundation.
Habitat for Humanity does more than build. We also advocate to change policies and systems to improve access to adequate affordable housing. Learn more and how you can get involved.
Take a look back on Habitat’s flagship event that has helped create strength and stability for families and communities in Memphis, Tennessee.
“My time in AmeriCorps has really reinforced that helping people is what I want to be doing.”
After Typhoon Haiyan, Sarda’s family slept for months on scrap materials under a tarp. In his new Habitat house, he says, “it will be much easier to take care of my nephews and keep them safe.”
Each year, tens of thousands of organizations, employers, schools and other groups participate in the 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance.
