Our work
Learn more about the types of work we do to build a world where everyone has a decent place to live.
Learn more about the types of work we do to build a world where everyone has a decent place to live.
Jonathan and Drew Scott are urging support of Habitat for Humanity’s response to Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma in a new public service announcement out today.
This week, at the Buildings and Climate Global Forum in Paris, governments signed on to endorse a Déclaration de Chaillot, or common declaration, outlining common principles and cooperation framework for global efforts to achieve decarbonisation and climate change resilience in the buildings sector.
“We know from our work in advocating for decent, affordable housing that it is crucial to acknowledge systemic barriers and biases.”
Habitat for Humanity extends its deepest sympathies and prayers to the people of Lebanon in the wake of an explosion that has claimed more than 100 lives and devastated housing infrastructure in parts of Beirut.
Megan Sandel, MD, MPH, associate professor of pediatrics at the Boston University School of Medicine and Jonathan Reckford, CEO of Habitat, discuss how the coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating the housing crisis we were already facing.
Since 1976, more than 9.8 million people have partnered with Habitat for Humanity to build or improve a place they can call home.