Collaborators | Cost of Home
Thank you to these supporters and endorsing organizations for helping to make the Cost of Home campaign possible.
Thank you to these supporters and endorsing organizations for helping to make the Cost of Home campaign possible.
Dwayne Spencer shares his personal journey and how Memphis Habitat works to make housing affordable and accessible.
Financial support and housing programs from federal agencies like the U.S. Department of Agriculture can have a major impact on the number of families Habitat affiliates can partner with. For North St. Louis County Habitat in rural Minnesota, USDA funding has helped the affiliate increase their affordable homebuilding.
Nearly 19 million households across the United States are spending at least half of their income on a place to live, often foregoing basic necessities like adequate food and health care to make ends meet. In response to that challenge, Habitat for Humanity is launching its first-ever nationwide advocacy campaign in the United States.
Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, discusses the importance of affordable housing for reducing poverty in America.
In 2017, the Carters helped 150 families build and improve places they can call home as Canada celebrated its 150th anniversary.
In 1992, Jerzy and Alicja became the first family to take a leap of faith and partner with Habitat Poland. Because they did, they, their children and their grandchildren are reaping the rewards that come with a stable, affordable home.