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Learn more about the types of work we do to build a world where everyone has a decent place to live.

While Habitat already works in the Indian states of Maharashtra, Odisha and Tamil Nadu, this project would support the building of more proper sanitation units with toilets, water tanks and handwashing stations.

At the 2016 United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III), Habitat for Humanity welcomed the adoption of the New Urban Agenda. As part of this framework, we committed to reduce poverty and foster more sustainable cities by increasing access to decent shelter for over 200 million people by 2036.

As communities across the U.S. have faced shortages of safe, decent housing, we have focused on various strategies for increasing the supply and preservation of affordable homes where residents are able to live and raise families.

Read a couple of particularly touching stories about special connections made between Habitat volunteers.

From honorary gifts to a volunteer experience to Habitat merchandise and wearables, each of these gift ideas helps to create a world where everyone has a decent place to live.

“I was really diligent about finding a job working in community development.”

Habitat for Humanity of Collin County’s Cotton Groves, a new sustainable and eco-conscious community, will be one of the first affordable housing communities built with shipping containers in the U.S.

Since 1976, the global housing nonprofit has worked alongside more than 62 million people around the world.

Read about how we’re helping to shape affordable housing policies in the U.S.; learn more about our sustainable housing solutions; follow the lasting legacy of a devoted supporter who gifted her home to Habitat; and more.