At Habitat, we believe every community deserves not only the right to recover, but the power to thrive. That’s why we’re reimagining disaster recovery — building resilience in housing and restoring lives with dignity and justice at the center of all we do.
At Habitat, we partner with families, communities and local organizations across the U.S. to help older adults improve their homes and their quality of life so they can flourish where they live.
August 2025 marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Our response to the storm was a major moment for the organization – unrivaled in our U.S. network’s history.
Habitat’s annual report for fiscal year 2021 shows that since 1976, the organization has helped more than 39 million people build or improve the place they call home.
Habitat for Humanity works to help older adults age at home and in communities of their choice through our Aging in Place program. Check out common questions about our work.
With more than 1.6 billion people across the globe who still lack adequate shelter, our market development programs are continually pursuing new strategies to assist even more families in need of a safe place to call home.
Leading experts, international organizations, over 100 governments and more gathered in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum’s 2024 annual meeting this January. Habitat CEO Jonathan Reckford attended to give affordable housing a seat at the table.
Learn more about Habitat for Humanity’s co-founders.
Habitat’s five-year Cost of Home campaign was built on four areas of policy focus that aimed to enable families to have greater access to homes they can afford.
Code enforcement is a key way we can work together to provide safe homes and neighborhoods that create opportunities for everyone to succeed.
