As sub-Saharan Africa braces for continued rapid urbanization, Habitat’s ShelterTech platform uses an accelerator model to fast-track innovative housing solutions by advancing local startups through a six-month program to scale their business models and get them investor ready.
A Habitat house starts with the families who partner with us, like LaShonda and her two sons.
Homeowner Kathy reflects on what life has brought her after she and her daughters moved into their Habitat home in Boise, Idaho, 25 years ago. “Back then, before Habitat, I figured that homeownership would always be out of reach,” she says.
Members of the Habitat family share why they build, advocate, donate — and love what they do.
The 2018 Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project marked the 35th year that the former president and first lady built alongside volunteers and future Habitat homeowners.
At Habitat, we work with staff members, trained specialists, volunteers and homeowners to put safety at the forefront of every project. Learn how you can be safe on a Habitat job site.
Habitat homeowner Helen Prysock recently paid off her mortgage early and burned the note in celebration. She reflects on what she calls the “blessing of homeownership.”
Irma and Silverio celebrated the final payment on their Habitat home by shredding the mortgage.
Long-time partner Tishman Speyer continues its 11-year tradition by donating the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree to Habitat.
In November 2020, Tvasta Manufacturing printed a 600-square-foot home in concrete over the course of 30 days, made possible with investment from Habitat’s ShelterTech. With improvements, the start-up hopes to cut that time down to about a week.