Adding beauty to Habitat homes
Master gardeners volunteer to landscape the yards of Habitat homes in Alabama.
Master gardeners volunteer to landscape the yards of Habitat homes in Alabama.
The families who build Habitat homes, the volunteers who work alongside them, and an entire world of generous donors and supporters come together to lay every solid foundation.
When T.J. graduated from college he faced all of the same questions and opportunities that so many graduates face, but he says he “chose a much more fun route” by serving with AmeriCorps.
The 2015 Tucson Well-being Survey, a collaboration between the University of Arizona and Habitat Tucson, examines the challenges faced by lower-income families in Arizona’s second-largest city.
While Habitat for Humanity welcomes the mention of “the transformative power of cities worldwide as drivers for sustainable development,” the G7 Leaders’ Summit communique overlooks the pervasive global housing crisis and rapid urbanization driving the expansion of informal settlements.
Renad Al-Souqi says volunteering with Habitat gives her the opportunity to help more families achieve stability and independence.
For teenagers Jamian and Jaquille, the best gift they’ve ever received is the home their mother built for them. Now the holidays are about celebrating the gifts the house keeps giving — a place to study, a place to have friends over, a place to create their family traditions.
Seventy-four-year-old Tran Kim Xuyen looks forward to better health in a new home built by Habitat for Humanity volunteers in southern Vietnam.
During this uncertain time, many of us are seeing firsthand how critical a decent, affordable home is for a family. Spread the word and show your support for Habitat for Humanity’s mission to make housing affordable by embarking on some of these family-friendly activities.
Walter was overcome with emotion the first time he took a shower in his new bathroom that Habitat helped build — it was the first time the 81-year-old had a bathroom to shower in.