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Our Veterans Build program serves veteran homeowners like Louis with critical home repairs in 27 states thanks to support from The Home Depot Foundation.

“Taking a shower and having proper handrails in the tub. The handrail in the hallway for helping us steady ourselves,” Bryant says. “They’re little things, but they’re game-changers when you get older.”

In response to the overwhelming destruction caused by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, Habitat for Humanity has expanded its Habitat Hammers Back initiative to aid impacted families and individuals on the island.

The grant will fund home builds, critical home repairs, and help address the historic gaps in Black homeownership.

Barbara and Crystal Gotay talk about their experiences building their Habitat home and the community around them.

“I want to be in my house, to sling my own pots and pans,” 80-year-old Alice says. Memphis Habitat has helped her do just that with their aging in place initiative.

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.

Habitat doesn’t just build new houses; we also do repairs like help painting Jo and John’s house when money was tight for the couple. Now they volunteer for us.

Jonathan T.M. Reckford is chief executive officer of Habitat for Humanity International, a global nonprofit housing organization that helps families build and improve places to call home.