The homeownership gap between Black and white households is more prominent in Minnesota’s Twin Cities than in any other metropolitan area, with the nation’s largest Black and white homeownership gap at 51 percentage points — more than 20 percentage points above the national average. Learn how Twin Cities Habitat is responding to the challenge of closing the gap.
Since credit can be difficult, if not impossible, for many households to access, we have focused on strategies for equitably increasing access to credit for underserved populations.
We are committed to furthering the understanding around key trends in housing finance for low-income populations.
Housing remains a neglected priority in local, national, regional and global development commitments and foreign assistance.
Habitat for Humanity is building the case that housing is more than just four walls and a roof – it’s health, education, economic opportunity and the foundation for a better future.
The need for global housing is so vast and the issues that surround it are so complex that Habitat works in many ways to partner with families and communities to create sustainable and sweeping change. That’s how we will realize our vision of a world where everyone has a decent place to live.
“We get to see despair transform into hope over and over,” President Carter once said. Take a look back at the kinds of inspiring moments that spark when homeowners, volunteers and supporters come together under a common mission.