A conversation with Matthew Desmond
Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, discusses the importance of affordable housing for reducing poverty in America.
Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, discusses the importance of affordable housing for reducing poverty in America.
Jonathan Reckford, Habitat International CEO, looks back on his 10 years with Habitat for Humanity.
You may have heard of Habitat for Humanity, but how much do you really know about us? Here are answers to some of the questions we hear most.
Financial support and housing programs from federal agencies like the U.S. Department of Agriculture can have a major impact on the number of families Habitat affiliates can partner with. For North St. Louis County Habitat in rural Minnesota, USDA funding has helped the affiliate increase their affordable homebuilding.
Check out these projects to see how amazing transformations like these help more families achieve strength, stability and self-reliance through shelter.
Habitat AmeriCorps members and the AmeriCorps host site manager from Habitat Charlotte Region share how the AmeriCorps program has impacted their lives and work.
Fifty years after the Fair Housing Act, where do barriers to accessible and affordable housing still exist, and what are the best ways we can affect change?
“No matter where my kids go, when we talk about home, everybody’s heart is here,” says Peggy, a disabled U.S. Air Force veteran who was able to repair her family home with the support of Habitat and The Home Depot Foundation.
President Carter’s support of Habitat was an expression of his deeply held Christian beliefs.