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Learn how poverty is defined, why affordable housing can be difficult to find, how housing relates to health and more.

The affordable housing that your support makes possible might differ from place to place, but the hope you help build always remains the same.

Growing up in a decent, affordable home can have a powerful effect on children. Studies draw a straight line between the quality, location and affordability of housing and a child’s ability to thrive.

Children living in inadequate housing in urban areas are one of the most vulnerable groups globally. Read our discussion paper, written in collaboration with UN-Habitat and UNICEF for the World Urban Forum, on challenges faced by children in urban areas and strategies to enable a sustainable future for them.

Jose Luis shares his family’s long struggle to become homeowners and what it means to now be able to live in their dream home.

Habitat for Humanity today announced it received a grant of nearly $557,000 from AARP Foundation to launch its Here to Stay: Home Upkeep for All™ home maintenance workshop series for low-income older adults, which will be tested by local Habitat organizations invested in serving older adults in their community.

J.M. Huber Corporation announced today it is renewing its partnership with Habitat for Humanity to support affordable and sustainable housing in communities around the world.

Learn about the characteristics shared by most Habitat houses in the U.S. and Canada.

While every Habitat house is built to keep families safe, warm and dry, their designs and layouts vary based on local style, climate, cultural customs and locally available materials.