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Who we are. Habitat for Humanity partners with people in your community, and all over the world, to help them build or improve a place they can call home. Habitat homeowners help build their own homes alongside volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage.
Habitat for Humanity is a global nonprofit housing organization working in local communities across all 50 states in the U.S. and in approximately 70 countries. Habitat’s vision is of a world where everyone has a decent place to live.
- The idea that became Habitat grew from the fertile soil of Koinonia Farm, a community outside Americus, Georgia, founded by farmer and biblical scholar Clarence Jordan.
- The Fullers went to the African country of Zaire, now Democratic Republic of the Congo, to test their idea. “Within three years, we had built more than 120 houses,” Linda says.
- That same year, Sylvia and Ernesto Torres partnered with the first local Habitat started in the U.S. in their hometown of San Antonio, Texas. Habitat currently works in 1,400 local communities all over the U.S. and 70 countries around the world, from Argentina to Zambia.
- In 1984, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, volunteered in New York City. Since then, the Carters have helped build, renovate and repair 3,944 Habitat homes in 14 countries, while raising awareness of the critical need for affordable housing.
Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI), generally referred to as Habitat for Humanity or Habitat, is a U.S. non-governmental, and tax-exempt 501(C)(3) Christian nonprofit organization which seeks to build affordable housing. It was founded in 1976 by couple Millard and Linda Fuller.
Jun 4, 2024 · Habitat for Humanity, Christian ministry that builds and renovates housing for families in need. It was founded in 1976 and is active in some 90 countries and in all 50 U.S. states, Guam, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
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Our Values. Our vision & mission. These values should guide our everyday work and underpin every objective, project, and partnership we pursue. We put belief into action. With courage, passion, and drive, we find practical solutions. We believe in accountability. We treat every partner with transparency, honesty, and candour.
Habitat is a partnership founded on common ground— bridging theological differences by putting love into action. Everyone can use the hammer as an instrument to manifest God's love. Habitat’s late founder, Millard Fuller, called this concept "the theology of the hammer."
