Five hundred families living in and around Caguas, Puerto Rico, are receiving tools and supplies to repair their homes today through a partnership between Habitat for Humanity and Save the Children.
Funded by The Home Depot Foundation, Habitat’s Repair Corps program looks to build, repair or rehabilitate an additional 170 veteran-owned homes this year.
President and Mrs. Carter mark the announcement that Habitat for Humanity’s 2020 Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project will take place in the Dominican Republic.
More than 450 advocates from 44 states and Washington, D.C., will urge Congress to act and prioritize policies that will increase the number of affordable homes, especially for entry-level homeownership.
Habitat for Humanity and ShelterBox have started distributing emergency shelter aid to communities who lost homes in the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that recently devastated southwestern Haiti.
A new report, Climate Action through Housing and Informal Settlements, released today by Habitat, finds in addition to the lack of commitment to housing, only 11 NDCs reviewed mention informal settlements or slums as a national issue, despite these areas being home to more than 1 billion people.
Habitat for Humanity is propelled by a vision of a world where everyone has a decent place to live. Join us as we pledge to work harder than ever toward making Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of a Beloved Community of justice, equal opportunity and love of fellow human beings a reality.