Carter Work Project 2017
In 2017, the Carters helped 150 families build and improve places they can call home as Canada celebrated its 150th anniversary.
In 2017, the Carters helped 150 families build and improve places they can call home as Canada celebrated its 150th anniversary.
In the southern tip of Texas, people had planned for a direct hit from Hurricane Harvey. When it missed, they took a deep breath — then got right to work helping others who weren’t so lucky.
The simple dream of a Christmas at home — their home — inspired Merissa to go above and beyond to make that dream come true for her family.
“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.
One year after the historically devastating hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, Habitat for Humanity continues to work with affected communities in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.
Through Habitat’s Solid Ground global advocacy campaign, families in Zambia — particularly those headed by women — are learning and asserting their land rights.
Compass, Inc. has joined Habitat as a new partner and committed a donation of $200,000 to support the global housing organization’s mission of building safe, decent and affordable homes.
Taking a step toward a greener future together, Macon Area Habitat and students from Mercer University’s engineering department worked with six homeowners to design and install solar photovoltaic systems on the roofs of their Habitat homes.
Lowe’s employees have a longstanding history of participating in Habitat’s Carter Work Project, and they are continuing their enduring support at the 2023 event by helping to build homes and community in Charlotte, North Carolina.
In the face of a historic housing shortage that includes a lack of entry-level homes and skyrocketing home prices, Habitat for Humanity will mobilize advocates in Washington D.C. this week to call on Congress to take needed action to address the affordable housing crisis.