Habitat for Humanity’s vision is a world where everyone has a decent place to live, but a structure of intentional and systemic racial discrimination in the U.S. has created barriers to homeownership for many Black families.
Our Veterans Build program serves veteran homeowners like Louis with critical home repairs in 27 states thanks to support from The Home Depot Foundation.
Recognizing that the payday loan industry is trapping many low-income Americans in a harmful debt cycle, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced on June 2, 2016, a proposed national rule to curb predatory lending practices.
Habitat’s own Shala Carlson reflects on her experiences with Habitat following Hurricane Katrina and shares her message of hope for victims of Hurricane Harvey.
Homeowner Kathy reflects on what life has brought her after she and her daughters moved into their Habitat home in Boise, Idaho, 25 years ago. “Back then, before Habitat, I figured that homeownership would always be out of reach,” she says.
DEWALT will contribute over $800,000 in tools and monetary support for Habitat’s recovery and rebuilding efforts.
Asaad, Nagham and Bashar live in a Habitat home on a quiet street in Des Moines after emigrating from Iraq in 2003.
