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What a decent home can change

Warren Jack served for over 30 years with Habitat for Humanity in New Zealand. The huge impact on the families served is being passed on inter-generationally, he said.

Dan Peyton (back, center) with a Cambodian family whom he worked with to build their new home

50 Voices: be it a family, volunteer, youth, partner, donor or staff member, each story represents a voice for change. Dan Peyton from Habitat for Humanity Australia shares why families can build better futures for themselves through safe, affordable housing.

Yulisa and family standing in front of their front door.

A bright and healthy future ahead

Yulisa and Guillermo yearn for a home where their son, Cesar, will have the freedom to play and grow. Now the couple is building an affordable Habitat home with the help of Wells Fargo volunteers and the Wells Fargo Foundation.

Jerzy and Alicja embracing in their home.

Generations of joy

In 1992, Jerzy and Alicja became the first family to take a leap of faith and partner with Habitat Poland. Because they did, they, their children and their grandchildren are reaping the rewards that come with a stable, affordable home.

Coming home after a destructive storm

After their house was damaged during a violent storm, 10-year-old Oliwia and her family couldn’t live in their own home, play in their own yard and pick apples from their trees — until they found Habitat Poland.

Miroslaw's daughter holding their pet cat.

Foundation for a better future

Mirosław, a potato farmer in a village in central Poland, and his wife, Agata, longed for their children to have space of their own. That goal drove them to build something new with Habitat Poland and Global Village volunteers.

A Habitat family finds the freedom to dream

As a child, Michigan State Representative Ben Frederick and his family finally found stability in a Habitat home. As a grownup, Frederick sought an answer to the question: “How can I, in some small way, be worthy of all this?”

Little boy hangs ornament on Christmas tree.

Celebrating a joyous first Christmas in a Habitat home

The simple dream of a Christmas at home — their home — inspired Merissa to go above and beyond to make that dream come true for her family.

Handmade quilts give a warm welcome to Habitat homeowners

Thanks to the generosity of quiltmakers who donate their handmade blankets, Habitat homeowners know they are seen, sustained and wrapped in love.