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Get inspired: Wall art ideas from Habitat ReStore

Theresa made this love wall art from light switches at Habitat for Humanity’s Philadelphia ReStore. See step-by-step instructions on how she created this work in the blog.

Quality of housing central to childhood development

Read about a study showing how safe, decent housing makes a difference in childhood development, health and learning.

Student volunteers develop trade skills on build sites

A partnership between a local high school carpentry program and Habitat means
more families are building and more students are empowered to make a difference.

Referrals help families untangle titles, unlock resources

Working alongside homeowners and volunteers, Habitat Philadelphia started a home repair program to complete critical repairs that help preserve affordable homeownership while improving health and safety.

MacFarlane family joins the Carters on the build site

During the Carter Work Project, Roger and Ruth MacFarlane and their family will be on the build site, hammers in hand, working alongside future Habitat homeowners.

The power of Women Build

Homeowners Nilda, Christina, Ai, Yessica – and longtime volunteer Teri – reflect on the difference Habitat and homeownership have made in their lives.

Celebrating a home for the holidays with Habitat

For teenagers Jamian and Jaquille, the best gift they’ve ever received is the home their mother built for them. Now the holidays are about celebrating the gifts the house keeps giving — a place to study, a place to have friends over, a place to create their family traditions.

Habitat for Humanity and MasterCard create affordable housing to support small business owners

How to make a DIY room divider out of bifold closet doors

Wendi shows us how easy it is to repurpose bifold closet doors she bought at her local Habitat for Humanity ReStore into a DIY room divider.

AmeriCorps member finds joy in giving back

Ryan helped his family build their own Habitat home. Now, as an AmeriCorps member, he’s helping others realize their dream of homeownership.

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