Habitat for Humanity International is pleased to announce the election of Brad Hewitt as the new chair of its board of directors and thanks retiring chair Joe Price and other newly elected and retiring members.
In fiscal year 2019, Habitat served more than 7 million people, enlisting the support of more than 1.4 million volunteers. Those are among the takeaways from Habitat for Humanity International’s annual report which was published today.
All Habitat kitchens in the U.S. and Canada for the past 20 years have been outfitted with a Whirlpool refrigerator and range thanks to the Whirlpool Corporation. It was in her mother’s kitchen, on those appliances, where Chef Ro taught herself basics of cooking and changed the trajectory of her life.
Drawing on 25 years of leadership in nongovernmental organizations and the private sector, Canagasingham will assume operational responsibility for Habitat in March 2020.
Adrienne Goolsby, Habitat for Humanity International’s senior vice president, U.S. and Canada, issued this statement regarding an ongoing dispute between Habitat for Humanity Edmonton and families in its homeownership program.
Funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service will support 325 AmeriCorps National members who will serve with Habitat in the 2020-21 service year, including building or repairing homes alongside homeowners in more than 100 communities across the U.S.
As United Nations member states hold their annual meeting to discuss the Sustainable Development Goals, Habitat for Humanity is calling on world leaders to assure COVID-19 does not derail progress toward the goal of assuring adequate housing for all by 2030.
To help those who have served our country, The Home Depot Foundation has donated over $3 million to Habitat for Humanity International’s Repair Corps to build, repair or rehabilitate homes in partnership with U.S. veterans and their families.
Wells Fargo & Company is teaming up with Habitat for Humanity to help families stay in their homes and neighborhoods, and to champion advocacy work that helps people meet basic shelter needs, among other initiatives.
To help families recover from Hurricane Michael, Verizon announced its foundation is providing $1 million in support of Habitat for Humanity’s recovery efforts. In addition, more than 20 volunteers from Verizon are on hand helping to raise the walls on the latest home being built in the Florida Panhandle.