Habitat will use the gift to address the global housing crisis at scale and advocate for systemic change needed to increase equitable access to affordable housing.
The five-year campaign seeks policy changes at the local, national and global levels to increase access to adequate housing in informal settlements.
A Habitat house starts with the families who partner with us, like LaShonda and her two sons.
Habitat homeowners David and Nino share the special experience of having lumber from the 2012 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree help build their home.
Shaun and his family look back at their first year as Habitat homeowners.
Kevin Walters has long been a champion of decent and affordable housing. In 2012, he helped revive Habitat Tucson’s Rainbow Build, a build funded by LGBTQ+ organizations and individuals during which hundreds of LGBTQ+ community members and allies come together to volunteer.
Columbia County Habitat in New York has built townhouses with Passive House design, which use 70 percent less energy than conventional construction.
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.
For low-income households and households of color in the U.S., homeownership can be a catalyst to wealth building. In this evidence brief, Habitat takes a look at how these gains from homeownership vary by income, gender and race/ethnicity.