The importance of home
Dwayne Spencer shares his personal journey and how Memphis Habitat works to make housing affordable and accessible.
Dwayne Spencer shares his personal journey and how Memphis Habitat works to make housing affordable and accessible.
With your help, Habitat for Humanity homeowners are able to overcome the barriers that so often exist between their families and better, healthier and more financially stable lives.
“We know we have a permanent place now,” says Poe Shee. “We can plan for things.”
Funded by The Home Depot Foundation, Habitat’s Repair Corps program looks to build, repair or rehabilitate an additional 170 veteran-owned homes this year.
A two-year effort will study the health and quality of life impact of a neighborhood revitalization approach that puts residents in the driver’s seat for change, with a focus on six neighborhoods across America.
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.
National Healthy Homes Month aims to increase awareness of the critical need for healthier and safer housing, with the overall goal of improving the health of individuals and families.
Access to safe and reliable water, sanitation and hygiene — called WASH — is an integral component of adequate housing. By connecting communities with our solutions, we help advance health outcomes, environmental conservation, women’s empowerment, economic growth and education.
We asked our supporters to share with us the many ways they think of home and what having a home really means to them. Here are some of our favorite responses.
Habitat’s policy-specific report highlights shelter issues around the world and recommends policy solutions.