The importance of home
Dwayne Spencer shares his personal journey and how Memphis Habitat works to make housing affordable and accessible.
Dwayne Spencer shares his personal journey and how Memphis Habitat works to make housing affordable and accessible.
“No matter where my kids go, when we talk about home, everybody’s heart is here,” says Peggy, a disabled U.S. Air Force veteran who was able to repair her family home with the support of Habitat and The Home Depot Foundation.
Habitat’s annual report for fiscal year 2021 shows that since 1976, the organization has helped more than 39 million people build or improve the place they call home.
La iniciativa de Habitat se enfocará en asegurar el acceso a viviendas asequibles y resistentes a los desastres para los residentes de la isla durante los próximos cinco años.
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.
Habitat for Humanity Northern Arizona is building 500-square foot starter homes to bring more affordable housing options to Flagstaff, Arizona. An affordable down payment and an equity savings program are just two of the many features that make the affiliate’s starter home model so transformative.
Our Innovation Awards recognize global innovators developing solutions to advance affordable housing. The 2021 winners in the inspirational practices category, generously sponsored by Whirlpool Corporation, developed practical solutions that improved housing in Germany, Colombia and India.
Country music stars Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood and Eric Paslay, as well as talk show host Dave Letterman swung hammers and raised walls on new Habitat for Humanity homes in St. Joseph County, Indiana, this week.