Candidates for elected office up and down the 2020 ballot must talk about how they will solve the housing affordability challenges in their communities and our nation. That’s the message Habitat is taking forward as it expands its Cost of Home advocacy campaign across the country.
This year, the company is providing more than $6.3 million in grant funding through the 2024 Wells Fargo Builds program to support new home construction, renovation and repair of more than 280 affordable homes in 175 communities across the U.S.
Learn about community development financial institutions and how they improve housing and livelihoods in underserved neighborhoods.
More than 450 advocates from 44 states and Washington, D.C., will urge Congress to act and prioritize policies that will increase the number of affordable homes, especially for entry-level homeownership.
State Farm has sponsored Habitat’s youth programs across the country, including Habitat chapters on high school and college campuses and Habitat young professional programs since 2007.
At Habitat, sweat equity is a new homeowner investing in their home or one for another family. It’s not a form of payment, but an opportunity to work alongside volunteers to bring to life a family’s dream of owning a home.
Habitat for Humanity and ShelterBox have started distributing emergency shelter aid to communities who lost homes in the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that recently devastated southwestern Haiti.
In this season of giving thanks, millions of families will gather at home to remember good times and to create more. That’s what a home does; it provides a stable place for families to grow strong and make memories.
The families who build Habitat homes, the volunteers who work alongside them, and an entire world of generous donors and supporters come together to lay every solid foundation.
