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Financial support and housing programs from federal agencies like the U.S. Department of Agriculture can have a major impact on the number of families Habitat affiliates can partner with. For North St. Louis County Habitat in rural Minnesota, USDA funding has helped the affiliate increase their affordable homebuilding. 

Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, discusses the importance of affordable housing for reducing poverty in America.

Nearly 19 million households across the United States are spending at least half of their income on a place to live, often foregoing basic necessities like adequate food and health care to make ends meet. In response to that challenge, Habitat for Humanity is launching its first-ever nationwide advocacy campaign in the United States.

In 2017, the Carters helped 150 families build and improve places they can call home as Canada celebrated its 150th anniversary.

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.

President and Mrs. Carter mark the announcement that Habitat for Humanity’s 2020 Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project will take place in the Dominican Republic.

Learn how poverty is defined in the U.S. and around the world, and how the reach and impact of poverty affects people.