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The best way to assist families standing in the path of disaster is to find lasting solutions to their shelter needs.

AmeriCorps member Yim Yang’s passion for service fuels his future.

Altide and her daughter are among the many families who lost their homes when Hurricane Matthew roared through southwest Haiti in October 2016. Today, they are among the many families who have put their lives back together because of the work of Habitat Haiti.

In Canaan, an informal settlement in Haiti of families displaced by the deadly 2010 earthquake, Habitat installed 200 energy-efficient streetlamps in capital-area neighborhoods and now is working to create a pool of qualified residents in each neighborhood to maintain them.

As COP30 begins in Belém, Brazil, we celebrate a transformative milestone: housing is recognized as a cornerstone of climate action.

“It means the world to me. It gives me the actual ability to have my son come over without me having to physically help him up the steps and everything else,” says Robert, who was able to build a new ramp for his home with the support of Habitat and the Wells Fargo Foundation.  

Read a couple of particularly touching stories about special connections made between Habitat volunteers.

The U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a hearing to address proposed energy efficiency legislation and of the bills discussed at the hearing, only a few addressed residential energy efficiency, including SB 703, the Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act.