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What is alternative spring break?

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

Travel with a purpose

Discover some meaningful ways to travel and build with Habitat for Humanity.

A family volunteers together and grows closer

The Frantzeskakis family supports Habitat with monthly donations and time together on build sites.

‘Chopped’ winner Chef Ro holds a special spot for Habitat

All Habitat kitchens in the U.S. and Canada for the past 20 years have been outfitted with a Whirlpool refrigerator and range thanks to the Whirlpool Corporation. It was in her mother’s kitchen, on those appliances, where Chef Ro taught herself basics of cooking and changed the trajectory of her life.

Home is the key to connection

Now that they’ve built their “forever home” with Habitat, Cynthia and Valdemar are focused on building a safe, loving community where their sons can have a bright future.

Home is the key to welcoming communities

Benjamin and Teresa thought affordable homeownership was out of reach until they found Habitat. Now the homeowners are active community leaders, and their family is flourishing.

Habitat for Humanity celebrates 500,000th and 500,001st milestone houses as part of World Habitat Day events

Tile Partners for Humanity and Mountain Re-Source Center merge to serve Habitat and other nonprofit partners

A Habitat ReStore DIY doghouse fundraiser unites dogs, homes and a community

A Habitat for Humanity Restore in Illinois discovered a winning combination for bringing its community together — DIY projects, dogs and a good cause.

Helping older residents stay in their communities

“I want to be in my house, to sling my own pots and pans,” 80-year-old Alice says. Memphis Habitat has helped her do just that with their aging in place initiative.

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