Housing policy improves land access for Honduran families
Habitat’s Solid Ground campaign helps create housing policy in Honduras that improves land access for families like Estella’s.
Habitat’s Solid Ground campaign helps create housing policy in Honduras that improves land access for families like Estella’s.
Twenty-two-year-old Kannika Nhem began volunteering with Habitat Cambodia in 2019 for personal growth. And while it has been a fun way to meet new people, develop her talents and explore her interests, she remains a volunteer for another reason.
“I find that the most important inspiration now comes from my fuller understanding of the housing issue in Cambodia and all the ways Habitat works to solve it,” says the university student. “Not only is Habitat Cambodia building safe shelters and environments, but they are also helping people increase their knowledge and skills so that they can keep their income and housing stable.”
From the abundance of economic benefits to a greater sense of community pride, increasing home affordability is foundational to the health of communities across the country.
Since 2010, Habitat Jacksonville has repaired 125 houses in the New Town neighborhood as part of our holistic Neighborhood Revitalization approach.
Through its solar energy prepaid systems, Vitaluz offers Mexicans in remote areas access to electricity that is more affordable than most alternatives.
It had been a year since Ernie, an outgoing 87-year-old U.S. Army veteran, had been outside on his own. After months of this kind of physical isolation, and months of encouragement from his social worker, Ernie applied for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell’s Critical Home Repair Program.