To help families recover from Hurricane Michael, Verizon announced its foundation is providing $1 million in support of Habitat for Humanity’s recovery efforts. In addition, more than 20 volunteers from Verizon are on hand helping to raise the walls on the latest home being built in the Florida Panhandle.
Through sale of flameless candle, 120,000 consultants aim to help Habitat make affordable homeownership possible for more families.
As more people are building their homes in woodland settings, wildfires have become increasingly dangerous. In order to protect your family, home and property, it is important to prepare before a wildfire strikes.
Financial support and housing programs from federal agencies like the U.S. Department of Agriculture can have a major impact on the number of families Habitat affiliates can partner with. For North St. Louis County Habitat in rural Minnesota, USDA funding has helped the affiliate increase their affordable homebuilding.
Eleven local Habitats will receive a grant to implement revitalization projects, including neighborhood beautification and repairs to community common areas.
Team members from the Quicken Loans Family of Companies will work alongside homeowners and residents to help strengthen their communities.
Habitat for Humanity International and Eaton, an intelligent power management company, are entering the second year of their global partnership. This year, Eaton employees will help build more than 20 new homes around the world.
A U.S. Army National Guard veteran and father of four, Moses had dreamed of and worked toward the day where he and his family could have a home of their own. He almost couldn’t believe it when the family services coordinator for Honolulu Habitat for Humanity said, “Welcome to the Habitat family.”
