The homeownership gap between Black and white households is more prominent in Minnesota’s Twin Cities than in any other metropolitan area, with the nation’s largest Black and white homeownership gap at 51 percentage points — more than 20 percentage points above the national average. Learn how Twin Cities Habitat is responding to the challenge of closing the gap.
Access to a safe, decent home can transform a life. Samantha is 13 years old and has lived in 13 different places. This last one, she says, is going to stick. “I know I am not going anywhere. And that feels good.”
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Nearly 20 years ago, Sarah began volunteering with Habitat while serving in the military. Now, as a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity of Hillsborough County, she’s known for her longstanding commitment to safe and affordable housing and her ability to inspires other community members to get involved.
Carmen Smith, executive director of Jackson County Habitat in Florida, talks about seeing the results of their work in the families they serve.
The weeklong 2018 Carter Work Project has come to a close, but for Habitat families and volunteers, the event is a lasting testament to community and the belief that everyone deserves a decent home.
We are helping to ease the transition from military to civilian life for veterans like Patrick and his family through Habitat for Humanity’s Veterans Build.
In 2015, 29th Street Road in Evans, Colorado, was a plot of undeveloped land. In 2019, it is a growing neighborhood of Habitat homes, 14 so far, transformed in part by high school students who are changing lives — including their own.
Donna Ricca shares why she gives back by volunteering with Habitat in an effort to improve the human condition.