Habitat for Humanity is applauding Congress for responding to its call for emergency mortgage assistance for low-income homeowners. The House and Senate included nearly $10 billion in mortgage payment support in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
As millions of refugees flee violence in Ukraine, Habitat for Humanity continues responding in neighboring Poland, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia to help meet shelter needs.
Habitat Poland is helping connect families to apartments through a city of Warsaw database of residents who have agreed to open their homes to Ukrainian refugees like Marina and her two young daughters.
As homeownership remains out of reach for too many families, Wells Fargo announced an effort to support new home construction, renovation and repair of more than 350 affordable homes across the U.S. in collaboration with Habitat for Humanity International.
Habitat’s Advancing Black Homeownership initiative deepens our commitment to increase homeownership opportunities for Black individuals and families through programs that will help end the social and economic disparity many Black people and communities of color continue to face.
Simpson Strong-Tie today announced it is going into its 14th year of partnership with Habitat for Humanity International. The Simpson Strong-Tie contribution allows Habitat to take preventive measures, building homes that are stronger and better able to withstand severe weather threats and natural disasters.
Yale has donated $20 million worth of locksets to Habitat over the course of four consecutive five-year pledges to help create safe, affordable housing solutions around the world. Yale is furthering its support of building secure home environments with a new five-year commitment to Habitat beginning this year.
Habitat for Humanity International is pleased to announce the election of Salesforce President and Chief Financial Officer Amy Weaver and the Right Reverend Robert C. Wright, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, to its board of directors.
More than 560 Habitat for Humanity organizations from all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia sign letter to congressional leadership.
The recycling initiative begins June 1 and invites 140 local Habitat organizations to work with their local civic groups, businesses and community partners to improve sustainability in their communities.
