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Hurricane Harvey slideshow

Habitat for Humanity is planning for long-term recovery in areas impacted by Hurricane Harvey. See images from our early work on the ground in the aftermath of the storm.

Paper house campaign

View resources for a paper house campaign by Habitat for Humanity Youth Programs.

Favorite finds from the ReStore

We asked you — our ReStore shoppers — to share favorite items found at a Habitat for Humanity ReStore, and we received an enormous response both on social media and here on the blog.

Feels like mine

Indiana native Donna Staten now has more room to live a full life — and a shorter list of things that keep her up at night.

A sense of belonging in New Zealand

Els Palemene and her family moved into their West Auckland Habitat home in Massey, New Zealand, in June.

A house filled with a hundred hands

Emma Funfar and Dot Hannon — one a Habitat Cape Cod homeowner, the other a volunteer — have become close friends. Their bond, as happens so often, has lasted long after the build.

A decent place to live in Mexico

With Habitat Mexico’s help, Javier has built a home for his family and has seen an immediate change.

Patrick Canagasingham

Chief Operating Officer

The true meaning of volunteering and service

While playing in the garage, Steven Yang discovered the signatures of volunteers who helped build his family’s Habitat home, which inspired his dedication to serving his community.

Because of this house poetry

When we ask Habitat homeowners what their homes make possible for them, their answers — just as they share them with us — fit together like poetry. The powerful poetry of lives changed and futures transformed.

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