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“I have an opportunity to pay it forward.”

Learn who drafts Habitat for Humanity house plans and see some examples of homes we’ve built with families around the country.

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.

Habitat for Humanity’s vision is a world where everyone has a decent place to live, but a structure of intentional and systemic racial discrimination in the U.S. has created barriers to homeownership for many Black families.

Now in paperback: Habitat for Humanity CEO Jonathan Reckford shares stories of Habitat volunteers and future homeowners in his book, Our Better Angels: Seven Simple Virtues That Will Change Your Life and the World, with a foreword by Jimmy Carter.

We are committed to furthering the understanding around key trends in housing finance for low-income populations.

Brenda and Heidi were both searching for healthy homes where they could pay an affordable mortgage, and they found them in Habitat Midland’s multifamily community. Now the two women live in sustainable homes built with the support of Habitat and DuPont where they can feel safe and secure.  

One Global Village volunteer shares her experience traveling abroad to build with Habitat for Humanity.

Since 1991, Women Build volunteers from all walks of life have come together to build stronger, safer communities.