Home is the key to well-being
For Aretha, the accessibility features in her Habitat home “make a big difference” for her and her two children, 23-year-old Devin and 22-year-old Zacaya.
For Aretha, the accessibility features in her Habitat home “make a big difference” for her and her two children, 23-year-old Devin and 22-year-old Zacaya.
“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.
Habitat is transforming underutilized buildings and vacant apartments into adequate housing, demonstrating that upgrading existing buildings can be a viable component to addressing the global housing deficit.
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Twenty-one families, including those of Eno’s and Erica and Neil’s, are building their homes as well as their hopes alongside a former U.S. president and first lady and volunteers at the 2019 Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project in Nashville, Tennessee.
Jennifer and Olivia have peace of mind and greater financial security now that they’ve moved into affordable Habitat homes featuring solar panels installed with the support of a Whirlpool BuildBetter grant.
Alongside volunteers from Habitat Philadelphia and The Home Depot Foundation’s associate-led volunteer force, homeowners Reginald and Pat have made their home into a place they can continue to thrive in.
José started a new career in construction after attending Habitat Builds Puerto Rico, a 5 1/2-week program established with the support of AbbVie that trains students interested in entering the construction industry.
Andersen Corporation employees are committed to helping advance affordable housing in their local community as volunteers at Habitat’s Carter Work Project in Minnesota’s Twin Cities.
Habitat for Humanity affiliates across the U.S. are leading Team Up service projects to help people build connections across differences with others. Truman Heritage Habitat’s Team Up project brought an intergenerational group together to renovate two homes in Eastern Jackson County, Missouri.