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.
Did you know that in addition building houses, Habitat for Humanity is advocating to change systems and policies to ensure U.S. families have access to decent, affordable homes?
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.
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.
As Habitat celebrates 40 years of building in your community and all over the world, here are 40 facts about us.
In March, onlookers near Sundance Square in downtown Fort Worth were treated to an unusual sight: a house rolling slowly along Seventh Street.
Families in need of affordable housing live everywhere: villages, small towns, sprawling cities, your community. What does housing need look like where you live?