See highlights from Jonathan Reckford’s interview with AP News about his two decades with Habitat for Humanity, including Habitat’s growth in disaster response and his relationship with the late President Carter.
Since 1986, Bank of America has partnered with Habitat for Humanity to promote affordable housing and strengthen communities worldwide. Learn more about our partnership!
Making a difference for families in need of affordable housing is a priority for the more than 175 Bank of America employees who are volunteering at Habitat’s Carter Work Project.
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Habitat currently works in more than 70 countries around the world. Browse our country profiles and learn more about our work to help families build strength and stability.
See Habitat CEO Jonathan Reckford’s appearances at the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, highlighting the importance of safe, affordable housing.
At the 2016 United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III), Habitat for Humanity welcomed the adoption of the New Urban Agenda. As part of this framework, we committed to reduce poverty and foster more sustainable cities by increasing access to decent shelter for over 200 million people by 2036.
When you co-fund a project, you help transform lives. By building housing, we build beyond the physical homes: adequate living conditions have a powerful impact on the livelihoods, health, education and more of households and communities.
Directing investment capital to the housing sector is an important part of insuring that there is an adequate supply of housing products and related services in the market.