9 interesting facts about Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity’s history and scope of work may surprise you. From an old chicken barn to serving more than 29 million families over 40 years, we have a lot of stories to share.
Habitat for Humanity’s history and scope of work may surprise you. From an old chicken barn to serving more than 29 million families over 40 years, we have a lot of stories to share.
Now a Rhodes Scholar, Jacob shares how his proudest moment was the night that his family slept in their new Habitat home.
Habitat for Humanity International and Wells Fargo have worked together for over 30 years to increase housing affordability and help build more prosperous communities. Today, Wells Fargo is donating $4.6 million through the 2025 Wells Fargo Builds program to support new home construction, renovation and repair to benefit more than 200 families in more than 130 communities across the U.S.
J.M. Huber Corporation, a global supplier of engineered materials solutions, consumer and industrial products, announced today that it will donate $500,000 to Habitat for Humanity International to support multiple projects in 2023 and 2024.
On Wednesday, May 10, Habitat will convene a virtual panel of housing and mental health experts to explore the ways in which safe, affordable housing is connected to holistic wellbeing, and solutions for scaling efforts that achieve both.
As the 2025 G7 Summit concludes in Kananaskis, Canada, Habitat for Humanity is deeply concerned by the omission of housing from the Summit’s agenda and the continued erosion of Official Development Assistance.
In 2023, Habitat funded the Urban Institute to assess policy changes and interview stakeholders from Cost of Home’s first four years. Researchers identified six key strategies for driving policy and systems change.
Habitat’s capacity building program in Puerto Rico, funded by AbbVie, helped support the development of a solar-powered energy hub that provides a safe place where families can shelter during weather-related emergencies.
This initiative ensures that U.S. Habitat affiliates and mission-aligned entities have access to capital essential to land and property acquisition.
Tomorrow, the nation will join former President Jimmy Carter in celebrating his 100th birthday, and today a record number of volunteers are honoring him in the best way they know how — by getting to work.