The role of housing in educational opportunities
A family’s living conditions can play a significant role in a child’s educational opportunities and achievements.
A family’s living conditions can play a significant role in a child’s educational opportunities and achievements.
A do-it-yourself project doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive — just take it from a DIY expert who transformed gently used materials from a Habitat ReStore into something new.
Habitat’s definition of decent housing includes access to clean water, something more than 40% of Zambians don’t have. By partnering with Habitat Zambia, many communities can now access clean, treated water.
In this essay, Habitat CEO Jonathan Reckford reflects on our organization’s mission, vision and faith principles, reaffirming certainty that Habitat stands in its its fierce commitment to the equality of all people and its unfailing devotion to the creation of opportunity for all.
Having a new stair lift installed with help from Lowe’s has made it easier for Richard and Carolyn to age safely in place in their home of 46 years.
Can you give to Habitat through your employer? Learn about employer-matched donations and other ways you can engage your company in our work.
Each year since 2007, the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree on display in New York City is milled and donated to Habitat to use in construction projects. Lumber from the 2022 tree was used to build a deck and planter boxes at Sarah’s Habitat home in Corinth, New York.
Check out this year’s house photos, featuring volunteers from the 2017 Carter Work Project in Edmonton and Winnipeg.
We believe in a world where everyone — no matter who we are or where we come from — deserves a decent place to live. Habitat’s leaders have committed to creating a space where people of all races, all faiths and all backgrounds come together in common cause.