Do you love volunteering for Habitat for Humanity? Tell us about it and win a prize! We are seeking submissions of 500 words or less from Habitat for Humanity volunteers. The Habitat staff will review the submissions and select finalists whose submissions will be posted online. We will then invite folks to choose from the finalists […]

Youth United Build committee members Carlos Jimenez and Kelsey West accepted a $1,000 jumbo debit card yesterday from Community Youth Action Grants, presented to them by Portland’s Mayor Sam Adams. The grant will help fund Habitat’s Youth United Battle of the Bands event on July 10, at the Mt. Tabor Theater. Congratulations!

More than 530 AmeriCorps members–including our five great AmeriCorps members– from around the country came together in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for the annual Habitat for Humanity AmeriCorps Build-a-Thon, June 11-17, 2010. During the event, more than 20 homes were built, rehabilitated or repaired.

Habitat would like to congratulate Kelly Antolic (right), Co-chair of the Youth United steering committee, on her recent graduation from Rex Putnam High School. It is no surprise to Habitat staff and volunteers that Kelly’s hard work and dedication led her to become the valedictorian of her 2010 class. Her dedication to Habitat and Youth […]

Habitat for Humanity International has been ranked the fourth top non-profit “leader” brand in the U.S., after American Diabetes Association, Special Olympics, and American Red Cross, according to an online survey. The survey by a U.S.-based public interest communications company rated non-profit groups on leadership attributes. Read the survey. .

Wow! What a morning! HopeBuilder 2010 was a great success. More than 1,000 people gathered this morning at the Oregon Convention Center and heard inspiring stories from families whose lives have been touched by Habitat’s mission. We were able to raise more than $226,000 in donations and pledged commitments! This will go a long way […]

ATLANTA (April 13, 2010) — Habitat for Humanity’s 27th annual “Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project” will kick off a week of building, rehabilitating and repairing homes. Build activities begin on World Habitat Day, Oct. 4, as part of a worldwide effort to highlight the need for stable communities and healthy housing. “Rosalynn and I […]

Yesterday, more than 200 Habitat advocates, including our President and CEO Steve Messinetti, held meetings with members of Congress on Capitol Hill, asking them to suppport Habitat. Today, some will meet with Obama administration officials at the White House. You can take action now and help make poverty housing a thing of the past! Take […]

Building for a Better Future February 26, 2010 (Portland, Ore.)-An AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) team is joining forces with Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East and its volunteers from now through April 1 to help frame 12 houses for low-income families. The NCCC members will be working on the framing stages of the building […]