What are Habitat houses like around the world?
While every Habitat house is built to keep families safe, warm and dry, their designs and layouts vary based on local style, climate, cultural customs and locally available materials.
While every Habitat house is built to keep families safe, warm and dry, their designs and layouts vary based on local style, climate, cultural customs and locally available materials.
Written by David Rubel in collaboration with Habitat for Humanity and illustrated by Jim LaMarche, The Carpenter’s Gift celebrates an American tradition.
Find answers to frequently asked questions about employer-matched gifts, such as how to match donations made to a local Habitat affiliate or Habitat’s Global Village program.
Find local Habitat for Humanity organizations and ReStores near you.
Our community partners do more than help build homes. They are providing a brighter future in partnership with families and entire communities.
Our partners in the media and entertainment industry join us in raising awareness about building strength, stability and independence in communities.
Your financial support is a sound investment in a family’s future and helps us build much more than houses. Together, we’re helping families build strength, stability and self-reliance.
After Typhoon Haiyan, Sarda’s family slept for months on scrap materials under a tarp. In his new Habitat house, he says, “it will be much easier to take care of my nephews and keep them safe.”
Habitat’s financial education classes not only helped Ronessa budget for Habitat’s affordable mortgage payments, she also used those new skills to launch her own successful business.
A majority of Americans believe that it is challenging to find affordable quality housing in their communities and more than half of all adults say they have made at least one trade-off in order to cover their rent or mortgage.