Aging in Place with Habitat for Humanity
At Habitat, we partner with families, communities and local organizations across the U.S. to help older adults improve their homes and their quality of life so they can flourish where they live.
At Habitat, we partner with families, communities and local organizations across the U.S. to help older adults improve their homes and their quality of life so they can flourish where they live.
Learn the ways Habitat for Humanity’s first global advocacy campaign, Solid Ground, influenced land policies and systems to help people around the world have access to decent homes.
Historic discrimination in U.S. housing policy — particularly discrimination against Black Americans — is one of the chief drivers of racial inequities that persist today. Organizations like Habitat that work on housing must understand that history, and it must inform our work moving forward.
You can find out how to qualify for a Habitat home, how to apply for a Habitat home and more.
“Taking a shower and having proper handrails in the tub. The handrail in the hallway for helping us steady ourselves,” Bryant says. “They’re little things, but they’re game-changers when you get older.”
Habitat for Humanity mourns the loss of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a human rights champion and passionate supporter of a vision of a world where everyone has a decent place to live.
Habitat for Humanity International and 84 U.S. Habitat affiliates have received $436 million in unrestricted giving from American author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.
Check out the list of 84 U.S. Habitat for Humanity affiliates who received a gift from MacKenzie Scott.
Join an upcoming live webinar to learn more about the Habitat AmeriCorps program and how to apply.
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