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Habitat best practices
Each local Habitat should follow these Habitat best practices to safely manage volunteers on a construction site.
Employer matching gifts
Many employers will match tax-deductible charitable contributions made by their employees, retirees and employees’ spouses. Find out if your company will match gifts to Habitat for Humanity.
Why they matter: Housing and building codes
Code enforcement is a key way we can work together to provide safe homes and neighborhoods that create opportunities for everyone to succeed.
Habitat at the World Urban Forum: Our work in Egypt and the Middle East
Families partner with Habitat for Humanity across the Middle East to build or improve a place they can call home. In Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon, we address urgent housing needs, support displaced populations and foster sustainable, resilient communities.
Cost of Home policy successes by location
Check out our interactive maps to see policy changes in your area and explore our successes by policy focus area and by location.
Disaster preparedness: Family communications plan
When a disaster strikes, your family might not be together, and communication channels might be down. It is important to plan how you will contact one another and discuss how you will communicate in different disaster situations.
5 creative ways to volunteer with Habitat
“You don’t have to swing a hammer,” one Habitat volunteer says. It takes a lot of people performing a variety of tasks to help families find decent shelter. Consider adding one of these creative efforts to your to-do list.
500,000 universal truths
President Jimmy Carter explains how he and his wife Rosalynn first became involved with Habitat for Humanity.
Our Habitat network
Habitat for Humanity is a unified global network with more than 900 offices in the U.S. and operations in 60 countries. Local Habitat offices bring the mission to life, tailoring the work to meet their community’s needs.