40 facts about Habitat and housing
As Habitat celebrates 40 years of building in your community and all over the world, here are 40 facts about us.
As Habitat celebrates 40 years of building in your community and all over the world, here are 40 facts about us.
At Habitat, we believe every community deserves not only the right to recover, but the power to thrive. That’s why we’re reimagining disaster recovery — building resilience in housing and restoring lives with dignity and justice at the center of all we do.
Quality housing — housing that is safe, healthy and affordable — is foundational to individuals and families, to the communities in which we live and to the economies in which we all participate.
View resources for a paper house campaign by Habitat for Humanity Youth Programs.
What does it mean to have equity in housing, and why is it so important?
Did you know that in addition building houses, Habitat for Humanity is advocating to change systems and policies to ensure U.S. families have access to decent, affordable homes?
Families across the United States are paying too high a price to cover the cost of home. Rents and homeownership costs are skyrocketing while wages are not keeping pace. Everyone should have enough money left over after paying rent or mortgage costs to cover life’s necessities.
Habitat builds with families for whom an affordable home means the difference between instability and opportunity.