Disaster preparedness: Disabilities and special needs
Disabilities and special needs can make it challenging to prepare for and respond to a disaster. If you or someone you know needs assistance, it is important to plan ahead.
Disabilities and special needs can make it challenging to prepare for and respond to a disaster. If you or someone you know needs assistance, it is important to plan ahead.
As communities across the U.S. have faced shortages of safe, decent housing, we have focused on various strategies for increasing the supply and preservation of affordable homes where residents are able to live and raise families.
A holistic, community-driven approach to upgrading housing, WASH, livelihoods and disaster preparedness in informal settlements across Dhaka.
The place Sheila called home for nearly 70 years had a leaky roof and an inaccessible bathroom, but she lacked the finances to pay for the repairs herself. Habitat and Lowe’s helped Sheila repair her roof and bathroom, ensuring she can comfortably live in her beloved childhood home.
We want you to hear first-hand testimonials of donors who transformed the stories held in their cars into new beginnings for others. Their generosity shows how letting go with purpose can help build stronger futures, one vehicle at a time.
Help families gain safe, resilient homes, protecting them from floods, extreme weather, heat, and mosquito‑borne diseases, creating a healthier and more secure living environment
See how important it is to address the rapid increase in urban populations around the world and what you can do to help us improve these conditions.
Through Habitat’s Collegiate Challenge alternative break volunteer trips, young people ages 18-25 team up in groups of five or more for a week of building strength, stability and self-reliance alongside future Habitat homeowners.
Explore the Cost of Home campaign’s impact on affordability, policy successes led by Habitat organizations, advocacy strategies, and an Urban Institute report assessing key policy changes shaping home affordability nationwide.
In a new issue brief, Habitat uncovers a massive and growing blind spot in the discourse around climate change-induced migration and adaptation efforts.