Habitat for Humanity will be able to increase access to microloans for more than 5,300 families in Chiapas, Mexico, thanks to a grant awarded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to Habitat.
Habitat’s Advancing Black Homeownership initiative deepens our commitment to increase homeownership opportunities for Black individuals and families through programs that will help end the social and economic disparity many Black people and communities of color continue to face.
Habitat for Humanity International recently received a $7.56 million grant to support 362 AmeriCorps member positions, marking the largest service member grant the global housing nonprofit has received in the past 10 years. The increased funding is part of AmeriCorps’ historic $580 million investment to better support national service and volunteerism.
More than 560 Habitat for Humanity organizations from all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia sign letter to congressional leadership.
Earlier this year, The Annie Selke Companies donated $1 million dollars in rugs and bedding to their local Habitat for Humanity in support of affordable housing in Western Massachusetts. Now the company is expanding that partnership to help families around the world build strength and stability through shelter.
Through the ongoing partnership, Schneider Electric is continuing to provide electrical equipment for Habitat homes across North America, renewing their commitment to making affordable housing more accessible, sustainable and energy-efficient.
MaxLite continues its partnership with Habitat for Humanity donating LED lightbulbs and fixtures to Habitat ReStores.
The need for global housing is so vast and the issues that surround it are so complex that Habitat works in many ways to partner with families and communities to create sustainable and sweeping change. That’s how we will realize our vision of a world where everyone has a decent place to live.