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Why get involved with Habitat?

Members of the Habitat family share why they build, advocate, donate — and love what they do.

Ethiopia: Jonathan Reckford travels to build

After months of anticipation — and yet not having time to think too much about a trip I still considered far into the future — I am boarding a plane with my daughter for Ethiopia.

Ply Gem partners with Habitat to build homes for the Home for Good project

What you're doing now, people did for me

Victoria knows a lot can happen in 20 years. In that time, she raised four children who have grown into fine adults and now has 11 grandchildren.

Valspar® Paint introduces the Valspar Color Project, a video series featuring Molly Sims, Lauren Conrad and Padma Lakshmi benefiting Habitat for Humanity

2,000 Dow volunteers and new technology set the stage for 2017 partnership with Habitat for Humanity

Dow and Habitat collaboration enters its 35th year and will add new technologies to help make communities healthier and homes more sustainable for families in need of decent and affordable housing.

A home with room to grow

Sharnita applied to become a Habitat homeowner because she wanted to provide a better life for her children. “Having a home where my kids feel peaceful, loved and safe is the most important thing to me,” says the mother of five and U.S. Air Force veteran.

Recovery and rebuilding after devastating hurricanes in Puerto Rico

Learn more about our disaster response work in Puerto Rico and other affected areas in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.

Habitat for Humanity honored with ‘Golden Halo’ for best-in-class cause marketing and corporate partnership efforts

Engage for Good has named Habitat for Humanity International its 2020 Golden Halo Award nonprofit winner, the group’s highest honor for causes that engage in activities designed to do well by doing good.

Thousands of volunteers gather in the Twin Cities to build 30 homes for Habitat for Humanity’s 38th Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project

Tomorrow, the nation will join former President Jimmy Carter in celebrating his 100th birthday, and today a record number of volunteers are honoring him in the best way they know how — by getting to work.

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