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In the southern tip of Texas, people had planned for a direct hit from Hurricane Harvey. When it missed, they took a deep breath — then got right to work helping others who weren’t so lucky.

Habitat for Humanity International recently received a $7.56 million grant to support 362 AmeriCorps member positions, marking the largest service member grant the global housing nonprofit has received in the past 10 years. The increased funding is part of AmeriCorps’ historic $580 million investment to better support national service and volunteerism.

Compass, Inc. has joined Habitat as a new partner and committed a donation of $200,000 to support the global housing organization’s mission of building safe, decent and affordable homes.

Working with local Habitat organizations, new and returning Habitat AmeriCorps service members will help to build or improve homes alongside future and existing Habitat homeowners and volunteers. Members are expected to contribute more than 426,700 hours of service during the 2021-2022 service year.

For Jessica, there has never been anything more important than providing a safe and secure home for her two children. Seeing her youngest crawling in an unhealthy home, Jessica says, “That was my breaking point where I said, ‘I need to make a move,’ and Habitat was that move.”

In the face of a historic housing shortage that includes a lack of entry-level homes and skyrocketing home prices, Habitat for Humanity will mobilize advocates in Washington D.C. this week to call on Congress to take needed action to address the affordable housing crisis.

As Habitat for Humanity mourns the loss of Rosalynn Carter, we also honor the many cherished memories that we have of her.

Pets are often considered members of the family, so it is important to take their needs and safety into consideration when preparing for a disaster.

The grant will support 350 AmeriCorps member positions in 130 communities across the United States for the 2018-2019 service year. 

Olivia Wong, group head of diversity and inclusion at John Swire & Sons (HK) Ltd., has been elected to serve on Habitat for Humanity International’s board of directors.