From building resilient, hurricane-proof homes in Florida to prototyping with a 3D-printed home in Virginia, Habitat affiliates in the U.S. seek innovative solutions to local, pressing needs. The 2021 Habitat House Design Contest, generously sponsored for a second year by Simpson Strong-Tie, invited local affiliates to submit their home designs across a range of categories, including equity, multifamily, sustainability and many more.
From building resilient, hurricane-proof homes in Florida to prototyping with a 3D-printed home in Virginia, Habitat affiliates in the U.S. seek innovative solutions to local, pressing needs. The 2021 Habitat House Design Contest sponsored by Simpson Strong-Tie invited local affiliates to submit their home designs across a range of categories, including equity, multifamily, sustainability and many more.
Steve Thomas, former PBS television host, explains the difference between renovating and restoring a house.
After raising her own kids, Carrie has signed on once again for days filled with homework, basketball games, music lessons — and she’ll get to do it all in her own home thanks to a repair program for older homeowners.
Thrivent Financial volunteers participate in Habitat for Humanity build sites across the globe. In their own words, these long-term volunteers share what Habitat means to them.
Since 1998, Habitat has implemented disaster resilience and recovery projects in vulnerable communities around the world. Our shelter catalogues showcase our work through collections of case studies and lessons learned.
We believe in a world where everyone — no matter who we are or where we come from — deserves a decent place to live. Habitat’s leaders have committed to creating a space where people of all races, all faiths and all backgrounds come together in common cause.
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 volunteer Jeanne Costello shares highlights from her Global Village trip to Guatemala, working alongside coffee growers to build stoves and latrines for their homes.