Local Voices Informing Federal Action: A symposium on home affordability
Habitat for Humanity convened a dialogue to learn from local and state action to inform federal policy solutions for home affordability. Watch a recording of the event.
Habitat for Humanity convened a dialogue to learn from local and state action to inform federal policy solutions for home affordability. Watch a recording of the event.
“No matter where my kids go, when we talk about home, everybody’s heart is here,” says Peggy, a disabled U.S. Air Force veteran who was able to repair her family home with the support of Habitat and The Home Depot Foundation.
In November 2020, Tvasta Manufacturing printed a 600-square-foot home in concrete over the course of 30 days, made possible with investment from Habitat’s ShelterTech. With improvements, the start-up hopes to cut that time down to about a week.
Habitat for Humanity is propelled by a vision of a world where everyone has a decent place to live. Join us as we pledge to work harder than ever toward making Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of a Beloved Community of justice, equal opportunity and love of fellow human beings a reality.
“It was a good feeling to know that if I gave an amount it would be used properly and I didn’t have to worry about that.”
A decent, affordable house can have a significant impact on a family’s health.
Habitat’s Shelter Venture Fund invests in innovative startup firms in order to help make quality products and services available to low-income families to improve their shelter and living conditions.
Habitat volunteer Jeanne Costello shares highlights from her Global Village trip to Guatemala, working alongside coffee growers to build stoves and latrines for their homes.
As Habitat for Humanity mourns the loss of Rosalynn Carter, we also honor the many cherished memories that we have of her.
From 2013-2024, the U.S. Agency for International Development Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity International and supported by InterAction, sponsored select graduate students through a fellowship, helping bolster the students’ research and futures in the humanitarian shelter and settlement sector.