A stable home leads to the Ivy League
Eric’s parents built their Habitat home a decade ago because they believed stability was central to their children’s success. Next month, Eric is leaving that home on a scholarship to Cornell University.
Eric’s parents built their Habitat home a decade ago because they believed stability was central to their children’s success. Next month, Eric is leaving that home on a scholarship to Cornell University.
“When people look at the kit, they see items and tools. I see hope.”
From building resilient, hurricane-proof homes in Florida to prototyping with a 3D-printed home in Virginia, Habitat affiliates in the U.S. seek innovative solutions to local, pressing needs. The 2021 Habitat House Design Contest sponsored by Simpson Strong-Tie invited local affiliates to submit their home designs across a range of categories, including equity, multifamily, sustainability and many more.
Evan and Kitte pay an affordable mortgage for their rehabbed Habitat home in East Palo Alto, where they have put in a dozen raised beds teeming with vegetables and flowers.
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Paul’s work gives Habitat families more than just a way to climb from one floor to the next.
See how you can make a lasting, positive impact on someone’s life by volunteering abroad through Habitat for Humanity’s Global Village trips.
Carlos and his family had long dreamed of someday having a stable place to call home, and now they do, thanks to Habitat for Humanity.
Alongside Habitat El Salvador, this Habitat family built a sturdy, affordable home that relies on wind, vegetation, the sun and even the heat to reduce their energy needs and costs.
National service has helped Vanessa Dingee flourish and set a lasting example for her young son.