What is sweat equity?
At Habitat, sweat equity is a new homeowner investing in their home or one for another family. It’s not a form of payment, but an opportunity to work alongside volunteers to bring to life a family’s dream of owning a home.
At Habitat, sweat equity is a new homeowner investing in their home or one for another family. It’s not a form of payment, but an opportunity to work alongside volunteers to bring to life a family’s dream of owning a home.
Since 2005, Thrivent – a Fortune 500 financial services company that puts generosity at the heart of saving and investing – and its clients have contributed over $283 million and more than 6.4 million volunteer hours to Habitat for Humanity to help build, rehab or repair homes in the U.S. and across the globe.
Veterans are taking the opportunity to build better, stronger and safer homes with support from The Home Depot Foundation.
Financial support and housing programs from federal agencies like the U.S. Department of Agriculture can have a major impact on the number of families Habitat affiliates can partner with. For North St. Louis County Habitat in rural Minnesota, USDA funding has helped the affiliate increase their affordable homebuilding.
Wesco employees participated in projects including new home construction, home repairs and rehab projects with local Habitat affiliates within communities where they work and reside.
Three ReStore managers give tips on how you can get the most out of our Habitat ReStores.
In 2023, Habitat launched a sustainable design innovation challenge, generously sponsored by Weyerhauser, with the goal of increasing access to affordable, high-quality homes by encouraging innovative ideas that promote sustainability and resiliency. Check out a slideshow of the results.
Shop Habitat ReStore for your next home project and support the effort to provide decent housing around the world.
With more than 1.6 billion people across the globe who still lack adequate shelter, our market development programs are continually pursuing new strategies to assist even more families in need of a safe place to call home.
The RV Care-A-Vanner safety corner provides these tips, which adhere to OSHA guidelines and Habitat best practices, so you can help keep each Habitat job site a safe place to work!