“You don’t have to swing a hammer,” one Habitat volunteer says. It takes a lot of people performing a variety of tasks to help families find decent shelter. Consider adding one of these creative efforts to your to-do list.
Improving affordable homeownership leads to numerous outcomes that extend beyond the house to areas ranging from community engagement to education. This evidence brief provides an overview of how families can prosper with greater access to decent, affordable housing.
Later this month, a Global Village team will travel to Recife, Brazil, to help repair homes — and to use their love of soccer as a way to build unity.
President and Mrs. Carter. Making a difference. The future. These are just a few of the answers that volunteers and future Habitat homeowners gave at the Carter Work Project when asked, “What inspires you to build with Habitat?”
Learn more about the wide variety of flooring options available, as well as the advantages of each.
Renad Al-Souqi says volunteering with Habitat gives her the opportunity to help more families achieve stability and independence.
As part of its advocacy efforts, Habitat Brazil took part in our global advocacy campaign Solid Ground to strengthen the housing rights of millions of Brazilian families like Carmen’s.
A Global Village volunteer team from Latin America traveled to help build Habitat homes in Colorado.
The lives of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter have intertwined with those of Peter and Kathryn Kim in extraordinary ways, from their mutual dedication to Habitat to Peter’s hand in helping bring a happy end to President Carter’s cancer journey.
When her roof caved in, Vietnam-era veteran Marjorie partnered with Habitat for Humanity of Lapeer-Tuscola to build a safe, new home with help from a grant from Wells Fargo.