A conversation with Matthew Desmond
Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, discusses the importance of affordable housing for reducing poverty in America.
Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, discusses the importance of affordable housing for reducing poverty in America.
Your local Habitat ReStore is full of hidden gems and finds with upcycling potential — just ask DIY expert Theresa Clement.
Black and Hispanic/Latino households face unique barriers to homeownership, which in turn prevents access to the associated beneficial outcomes. This brief provides an overview of these structural and institutional obstacles and their far-reaching effects.
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the U.S. was facing extreme housing challenges. Now, with hours, wages and jobs cut as a result of the coronavirus, even more individuals are facing housing instability.
En Hábitat, creemos que la educación financiera es fundamental para el éxito como propietarios de vivienda a largo plazo, genera riqueza intergeneracional y mejora los índices de salud y educación de las familias.
Read the official rules of the 2018 Home is the Key “Build with the Scott Brothers” drawing.
Habitat for Humanity’s vision is a world where everyone has a decent place to live, but a structure of intentional and systemic racial discrimination in the U.S. has created barriers to homeownership for many Black families.
In the U.S., we work in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. In Canada, we work in all 10 provinces and each of the three territories.