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Your questions answered

Find answers to the most common questions we get from folks interested in making a difference in their community and around the world with Habitat for Humanity.

Help us change the outlook for more families

A hand offered in help is a powerful catalyst for change. When Habitat families and volunteers build side by side, everyone shares a new perspective.

Inclusion of goal addressing urbanization and adequate housing in new Sustainable Development Goals

After three years, 193 countries have come together in support of a new universal and integrated framework for global development, unprecedented in its scope and breadth of commitment.

Habitat for Humanity supports the SAFE Lending Act to address predatory lending practices and protect consumers

Recognizing that predatory loan practices both online and offline are leaving many Americans trapped in a cycle of debt, Habitat for Humanity supports and encourages U.S. senators to co-sponsor S 2760, the Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic, or SAFE, Lending Act to curb predatory lending practices and promote financial stability.

Volunteering tips: What you need to know to prepare for a Habitat build site

Get answers about what to expect when volunteering on a Habitat for Humanity build site.

Volunteer abroad: Choose the Global Village destination right for you

Take a volunteer vacation with Habitat for Humanity and help build decent, affordable shelter in one of the many locations around the world where we work.

AmeriCorps members and Habitat for Humanity mark 25th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day with community service

Habitat for Humanity supports legislation that would make U.S. Foreign Assistance more effective by developing programs to increase access to affordable housing globally

Habitat for Humanity applauds inclusion of housing and other essential factors in zero draft of New Urban Agenda

The Bureau of the Habitat III Preparatory Committee recently released the zero draft of the New Urban Agenda, which was created in consultation and coordination with numerous sectors and stakeholders around the globe, including Habitat for Humanity.

Habitat for Humanity applauds Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for proposing rule to regulate payday debt traps

Recognizing that the payday loan industry is trapping many low-income Americans in a harmful debt cycle, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced on June 2, 2016, a proposed national rule to curb predatory lending practices.

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