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Join us this International Volunteer Day as we recognize and thank our volunteers — as we thank you — for all you do in support of Habitat for Humanity.

Everyone’s goal on a Habitat build site is the same: a world where everyone has a decent place to live. But volunteers come with many different motivations and skill levels.

Research has shown that volunteering is associated with improved health and well-being, including increased longevity, adoption of healthy lifestyles and reduction in depression and stress. Dive into the research around these benefits in our evidence brief.

Good news spreads fast in Thushanthini’s village of Navagirinagar, located in Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province. So, of course, in February 2018, the talk of the town was her newly constructed Habitat home made from compressed stabilized earth blocks or CSEBs.

More than 30 years ago, the United Nations General Assembly took an important step in promoting the idea that everyone deserves a decent place to live by declaring that the first Monday in October would be World Habitat Day.

Altide and her daughter are among the many families who lost their homes when Hurricane Matthew roared through southwest Haiti in October 2016. Today, they are among the many families who have put their lives back together because of the work of Habitat Haiti.

The best way to assist families standing in the path of disaster is to find lasting solutions to their shelter needs.

Get answers to some of our most frequently asked questions on what Habitat for Humanity does in the U.S. and around the world, and how you can join us.

Single mothers like Telma and Milady benefit from affordable housing policies created with Habitat Honduras’ help.

Mario Fourney takes joy in providing his children with a safe, secure home to grow up in.