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Formerly homeless as a child, college student Devon Harrison volunteers with Habitat and helps a family achieve the stability she knows is so important.

Renad Al-Souqi says volunteering with Habitat gives her the opportunity to help more families achieve stability and independence.

Mandy and her two sons are now living in a healthy home she built with Habitat for Humanity.

Two families share how they are building strong homes and lasting friendships with U.S. and Canadian volunteers during the 2017 Carter Work Project.

To raise awareness and inspire action, the United Nations has designated Nov. 19 as World Toilet Day, a day to motivate the global community to address the tremendous needs of families like Sharda’s.

Millions across India face unrelenting heat during the scorching summer months. Temperatures regularly climb to 104°F, while indoor temperatures soar even higher, reaching as much as 122°F. For families living in these homes, the heat is not just uncomfortable – it’s life-threatening. 

Habitat has worked with communities in Quang Nam province for over 15 years, and it’s home to marginalized groups with great needs. This project will focus on building and showing examples of good, affordable latrines to help alleviate the sanitation issues these households face.

For teenagers Jamian and Jaquille, the best gift they’ve ever received is the home their mother built for them. Now the holidays are about celebrating the gifts the house keeps giving — a place to study, a place to have friends over, a place to create their family traditions.

After losing their Colorado home to the 2012 High Park fire, Candace and her family received a call from Fort Collins Habitat and learned their community would be helping the family come home.