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Jonathan T.M. Reckford is chief executive officer of Habitat for Humanity International, a global nonprofit housing organization that helps families build and improve places to call home.

Prepare for your Global Village journey. Learn about fundraising, insurance, safeguarding, being a team leader and more.

In collaboration with Villgro Innovations Foundation, the Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter has released a new report exploring how the construction sector in India can scale up the use of green building materials to drive sustainability and support climate goals.

What is Habitat for Humanity and what do we believe in? Find out more about our mission, our vision, our principles and who we are.

Habitat is grateful for all the ways you support our work. Join us in completing 30 days of gratitude during the month of November by downloading our calendar with daily ways to reflect and show gratitude. 

To shine the light on the need for more affordable housing in rural America, Habitat held its first-ever Rural Rally as part of the 2025 Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project. 

The 39th annual Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project took place October 26–31, 2025, led by Austin Habitat for Humanity. Hundreds of volunteers came together to build 25 affordable, energy-efficient homes in Whisper Valley, a sustainable community in East Austin. Check out this year’s house photos, featuring homeowners and volunteers. 

From city halls to statehouses, Habitat is working alongside partners and advocates in the United States to drive real change — reforming zoning laws, unlocking funding and shaping policies that make homeownership more attainable. 

The 2019 Carter Work Project headed to Tennessee where President and Mrs. Carter worked alongside future homeowners and volunteers to build 21 homes in Nashville.

The Urban Instititute conducted interviews with stakeholders covering seven different policies that were supported directly or indirectly by Cost of Home. Participants shared background and details on the policies they supported as well as the impact of those policy changes on their communities.