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Join us as we celebrate 30 years of Collegiate Challenge and explore how this program has grown to engage over 260,000 volunteers.

Children living in inadequate housing in urban areas are one of the most vulnerable groups globally. Read our discussion paper, written in collaboration with UN-Habitat and UNICEF for the World Urban Forum, on challenges faced by children in urban areas and strategies to enable a sustainable future for them.

In Canaan, an informal settlement in Haiti of families displaced by the deadly 2010 earthquake, Habitat installed 200 energy-efficient streetlamps in capital-area neighborhoods and now is working to create a pool of qualified residents in each neighborhood to maintain them.

A donated item can be just the accent piece you're looking for! What treasures have you stumbled upon?

Sarah Bond-Yancey, volunteer and staffer, shares the incredible life-changing results of her involvement with Habitat for Humanity.

Read a couple of particularly touching stories about special connections made between Habitat volunteers.

Habitat CEO Jonathan Reckford reflects on his work leading our nonprofit housing ministry starting with Hurricane Katrina which happened his first week on the job.

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.

Carmen Smith, executive director of Jackson County Habitat in Florida, talks about seeing the results of their work in the families they serve.

Alternative spring breaks allow students to travel, meet new people, and feel the satisfaction that comes from working to improve communities — and lives.