Habitat for Humanity believes that every man, woman and child should have a decent, safe and affordable place to live. We build and repair houses all over the world using volunteer labor and donations. Our partner families purchase these houses through no-profit, no-interest mortgage loans or innovative financing methods.
Habitat has more than 1,500 local affiliates in the United States and more than 70 national organizations around the world. Together, they have helped to build or repair over 800,000 houses and serve more than 4 million people worldwide.
There are nearly 2 billion people around the world who live in slum housing and more than 100 million are homeless. Habitat helps by building or renovating simple, decent houses in partnership with those in need.
Families left homeless by natural disasters, war and civil unrest often face dire housing situations as they struggle to rebuild their lives. We provide shelter and housing assistance to help these families recover.
Habitat for Humanity also coordinates campus chapters, which are student-led, student-initiated organizations college campus that partners with the local Habitat affiliate to fulfill the four functions of a campus chapter.
The four functions of campus chapters are:
- Building
- Fundraising
- Advocating
- Educating
