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Housing remains a neglected priority in local, national, regional and global development commitments and foreign assistance.  

Habitat for Humanity is building the case that housing is more than just four walls and a roof – it’s health, education, economic opportunity and the foundation for a better future. 

For Habitat on the Hill 2026, our annual U.S. advocacy conference, professional spoken word poet Charity Blackwell shared her poem “We Build the Possible.”

This year, Habitat marks 50 years of bringing people together to build prosperous and healthy communities. Drawing upon this milestone, the campaign will address the global housing need and bring this urgency forward through pop-up installations, on-the-ground builds and digital storytelling across more than 60 countries. 

Let’s make housing in the U.S. more affordable and accessible for all. Join us through Habitat Voices in Action as we work together for affordable homeownership. 

We are improving access to adequate housing in informal settlements around the world. Explore how locally led advocacy in informal settlements is driving real impact in our Year 2 progress report.

In this video, Habitat homeowners from around the world share what their home means to them, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Returning for its third year as a Home is the Key sponsor, At Home aims to help more families create a home they love.

Urban Institute developed a searchable database of the policy successes and systems changes influenced by local and state Habitat organizations in the first four years of the Cost of Home advocacy campaign.

Habitat homeowner Ingrid’s son struggled daily with asthma in the unhealthy conditions of her family’s rental. They were in the process of searching for a smaller but healthier apartment when Jean and Ingrid received a call from New York’s Habitat for Humanity of Rockland County.