Habitat for Humanity is all about people. People in hard hats, people who live in affordable houses, people who spend their hours and days working together because they share a vision of a world where everyone has a decent place to live.
In Canaan, an informal settlement in Haiti of families displaced by the deadly 2010 earthquake, Habitat installed 200 energy-efficient streetlamps in capital-area neighborhoods and now is working to create a pool of qualified residents in each neighborhood to maintain them.
Children living in inadequate housing in urban areas are one of the most vulnerable groups globally. Read our discussion paper, written in collaboration with UN-Habitat and UNICEF for the World Urban Forum, on challenges faced by children in urban areas and strategies to enable a sustainable future for them.
Join us as we celebrate 30 years of Collegiate Challenge and explore how this program has grown to engage over 260,000 volunteers.
AmeriCorps member Yim Yang’s passion for service fuels his future.
Find local Habitat for Humanity organizations and ReStores near you.
Carmen Smith, executive director of Jackson County Habitat in Florida, talks about seeing the results of their work in the families they serve.
Read a couple of particularly touching stories about special connections made between Habitat volunteers.
Hear straight from our supporters about the knowledge, lessons and skills they have learned on Habitat for Humanity build sites.