Improving affordable homeownership leads to numerous outcomes that extend beyond the house to areas ranging from community engagement to education. This evidence brief provides an overview of how families can prosper with greater access to decent, affordable housing.
Steve Thomas, former PBS television host, explains the difference between renovating and restoring a house.
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Habitat for Humanity works with low-income communities in the Indian states of Maharashtra, Odisha and Tamil Nadu. This project, which would benefit over 1,000 individuals, could be delivered in any – or all – of these three states.
Nothing is more important for Habitat for Humanity than the welfare of the people we work with every day. These resources and policies help ensure the safety of our volunteers, our employees and those in the communities where we work.
Carlos and his family had long dreamed of someday having a stable place to call home, and now they do, thanks to Habitat for Humanity.
With every house we build, we help a Habitat partner family open the door to a better life. And in addition to using our hammers, we also use our voices to call for sound housing policy around the world.
Faced with an increasingly urbanizing world, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, have set ambitious targets to ensure that cities and human settlements grow in ways that are inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
Dialogue among a panel of researchers, practitioners, policymakers and advocates will include barriers to passing and enacting zoning and other types of pro-housing reforms and strategies to overcome them.
Affordable homeownership has long-lasting and life-changing impacts on households. In this evidence brief, Habitat takes a look at who currently has access to homeownership and what factors play a role in the U.S.