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As Habitat celebrates 40 years of building in your community and all over the world, here are 40 facts about us.

Families in need of affordable housing live everywhere: villages, small towns, sprawling cities, your community. What does housing need look like where you live?

Learn about the characteristics shared by most Habitat houses in the U.S. and Canada.

While every Habitat house is built to keep families safe, warm and dry, their designs and layouts vary based on local style, climate, cultural customs and locally available materials. 

Vanderbilt University researchers have released a report that points the way to strong, stable neighborhoods with affordable housing.

Habitat builds with families for whom an affordable home means the difference between instability and opportunity.

Mauk, Indonesia, is home to 90,000 people, with an average of four to five individuals per household. Around 35,000 live in extreme poverty. This project will help build decent, climate-resilient housing to help improve the lives of people living in extremely poor conditions. 

Access to decent, affordable housing is essential to well-being, but billions of people lack an adequate home. Learn how Habitat for Humanity advocates for improved housing worldwide.

Leading U.S. housing policy expert Dr. Richard Rothstein explains the Fair Housing Act, its context, and the consequences of barriers to equal and affordable housing.