“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.
The best way to assist families standing in the path of disaster is to find lasting solutions to their shelter needs.
Habitat for Humanity is committed to increasing access to safe, decent and affordable housing in Puerto Rico and assisting people on their “pathway to permanence” in securing shelter.
Sarah Bond-Yancey, volunteer and staffer, shares the incredible life-changing results of her involvement with Habitat for Humanity.
With a focus on lifting up and bringing lasting change to communities, Habitat works with local partners to implement solutions as unique as the neighborhoods themselves. Take a closer look at neighborhood revitalization work in Muncie, Indiana, and Philadelphia to see how residents are leading the change.
Some Habitat volunteers wield a different set of tools.
Habitat volunteers see firsthand the transformations that occur when individuals and neighborhoods find an avenue that positions them to be a part of their own solution.
Read stories about how Habitat for Humanity is making an impact in your community and around the world.
Earlier this year, Phala, Chariya and their four children moved into a climate-sensitive Habitat home they helped build Cambodia’s Battambang province. The look of their home is similar to others in the area — but the difference is in the details.
See how Habitat East Jefferson County has worked alongside residents of Quilcene, Washington, to help revitalize the Olympic Peninsula town.