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What does it take to build a Habitat house?

What exactly goes into building a Habitat house? A whole lot, as it turns out.

Habitat for Humanity International and 84 U.S. affiliates receive $436 million gift from MacKenzie Scott

Habitat for Humanity International and 84 U.S. Habitat affiliates have received $436 million in unrestricted giving from American author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.

Puerto Rico

Habitat for Humanity International and AbbVie celebrate successes of five-year partnership in Puerto Rico

Habitat for Humanity International and AbbVie announced today the completion of their successful five-year partnership that supported the global housing nonprofit organization’s long-term disaster recovery efforts in Puerto Rico.

Accelerator advances housing solutions in Africa

As sub-Saharan Africa braces for continued rapid urbanization, Habitat’s ShelterTech platform uses an accelerator model to fast-track innovative housing solutions by advancing local startups through a six-month program to scale their business models and get them investor ready.

Habitat AmeriCorps profile: Alaina D’Anzi

For Alaina, AmeriCorps is a concrete way to prove her commitment to public service.

2006–2010: Disaster Response programs

The Chile earthquake, the Haiti earthquake, Typhoon Ketsana, earthquakes in Indonesia, Cyclone Nargis, Cyclone Sidr and Hurricane Felix were some of the Disaster Response efforts we worked on from 2006 to 2010.

A gift of gratitude: Ernie’s story

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 celebrates the groundbreaking of its permanent housing community in Léogâne, Haiti, as part of its overall earthquake recovery program to serve 50,000 families

Volunteering tips: What you need to know to prepare for a Habitat build site

Get answers about what to expect when volunteering on a Habitat for Humanity build site.

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