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What Habitat has accomplished since Katrina

Take a look back at all that has been accomplished and how Habitat is still building along the U.S. Gulf Coast.

A Habitat family helping other families

Steven watched his mother work alongside volunteers to build their home with Habitat for Humanity of Orange County, and now he builds with Habitat, too.

You are key

Affordable housing opens the door to a new beginning. When a family crosses the threshold of a Habitat house, they enter a world of possibility.

Four families, plus one

Help us celebrate all of the families who have achieved strength, stability and self-reliance in our 40 years of building.

You can help more families reach their full potential

For more than three decades, decent housing has made a difference for Habitat families worldwide. The sky truly is the limit when a family lives under a roof they helped raise.

We are Hopebuilders: Dena Osborne

“If 100 people gave 10, you’d have that much more toward a house for someone.”

2001–2005: Disaster Response programs

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Hurricane Stan, Sierra Leone’s humanitarian emergency and the Gujarat earthquake were some of the Disaster Response efforts we worked on from 2001 to 2005.

How we feel about home

Hear from Habitat for Humanity homeowners and volunteers on how they feel about home.

Habitat homeowners celebrate their final payment

Irma and Silverio celebrated the final payment on their Habitat home by shredding the mortgage.

A Habitat home brings stability to a family

“We know we have a permanent place now,” says Poe Shee. “We can plan for things.”

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