The fight for fair and affordable housing for all
Fifty years after the Fair Housing Act, where do barriers to accessible and affordable housing still exist, and what are the best ways we can affect change?
Fifty years after the Fair Housing Act, where do barriers to accessible and affordable housing still exist, and what are the best ways we can affect change?
This week, at the Buildings and Climate Global Forum in Paris, governments signed on to endorse a Déclaration de Chaillot, or common declaration, outlining common principles and cooperation framework for global efforts to achieve decarbonisation and climate change resilience in the buildings sector.
“We know from our work in advocating for decent, affordable housing that it is crucial to acknowledge systemic barriers and biases.”
Habitat for Humanity extends its deepest sympathies and prayers to the people of Lebanon in the wake of an explosion that has claimed more than 100 lives and devastated housing infrastructure in parts of Beirut.
Adrienne Goolsby, Habitat for Humanity International’s senior vice president, U.S. and Canada, issued this statement regarding an ongoing dispute between Habitat for Humanity Edmonton and families in its homeownership program.
For Alaina, AmeriCorps is a concrete way to prove her commitment to public service.
For Jarrell Howell, AmeriCorps became an outlet for leadership skills honed in the U.S. Army.
Evan and Kitte pay an affordable mortgage for their rehabbed Habitat home in East Palo Alto, where they have put in a dozen raised beds teeming with vegetables and flowers.