Florida families recover from Hurricane Irma alongside Habitat
In the wake of Hurricane Irma, families piece together their homes and their lives with the support of Habitat Hammers Back, Habitat’s hurricane recovery initiative.
In the wake of Hurricane Irma, families piece together their homes and their lives with the support of Habitat Hammers Back, Habitat’s hurricane recovery initiative.
It had been a year since Ernie, an outgoing 87-year-old U.S. Army veteran, had been outside on his own. After months of this kind of physical isolation, and months of encouragement from his social worker, Ernie applied for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell’s Critical Home Repair Program.
Habitat for Humanity of Collin County’s Cotton Groves, a new sustainable and eco-conscious community, will be one of the first affordable housing communities built with shipping containers in the U.S.
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Antonia Cuffee shares how growing up in a Habitat home gave her the stability and values she needed which has led to many successes in her life.
Lisa is the second resident to move into Female Veterans Village, a community that will provide a safe space for women veterans to overcome housing instability and where residents can develop a support system amongst fellow service members.
Walter was overcome with emotion the first time he took a shower in his new bathroom that Habitat helped build — it was the first time the 81-year-old had a bathroom to shower in.
Matthias is proud of his mom Yashica who helped build her new home with the help of Habitat for Humanity.