Causes: Christianity, International, International Relief, Religion
Mission: Seeking to put god's love into action, habitat for humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.
Programs: In fiscal year 2015, habitat for humanity served more than 1.5 million people, or 300,000 families through a variety of programs, products and services. More than 2.2 million people volunteered. In the u. S. And canada, habitat for humanity served roughly 30,000 people. More than 11,000 affiliate community projects were performed. In total, 1,448 local affiliates serve in all 50 states. Affiliates in puerto rico, guam and the u. S. Virgin islands, and 60 affiliates in canada round out the u. S. And canada service area. Examples in the u. S. And canada include: as communities continue years of long clean up and rebuilding from tornadoes and hurricanes, disaster response continues to serve alongside affiliates to insure individuals and families have the opportunity to recover into home. In fiscal year 2015, hfhi's disaster risk reduction and response department worked alongside affiliates to serve 458 u. S. Families through repairs, rehabilitations or new construction. Notable responses in the past year include the rebuilding of tornado damaged communities in arkansas, alabama and oklahoma, the ongoing recovery efforts in new york city and the jersey shore following superstorm sandy, and continued efforts to rebuild the gulf coast even after recognizing the 10th anniversary of hurricane katrina. Disaster corps volunteers contributed 4,839 hours of service over 22 deployments this year, supporting affiliates responding to and preparing for disasters. Habitat continues to increase its footprint in disaster risk reduction and response activities globally through the "pathways to permanence" framework, providing community-based interventions that support incremental progress toward permanent, durable shelter, while reducing the vulnerability of families and communities. Habitat's network of home improvement stores and donation centers continues the charge of developing staff through restore association program. The association program is offered hfhi as a way to pool resources, strategically grow the habitat restore brand, and help improve local operations. Affiliates who join the program choose levels of service. Full membership is $300 per month, per store to access services such as training and national donation procurement. The optional program offers the flexibility to meet a variety of needs for 147 members. In addition to the restore association program, restore opened 21 stores in new markets and added 11 stores to existing markets in fiscal year 2015, bringing the total to 851.About 40,000 volunteers were engaged in fiscal year 2015 through student-led, student-initiated programs such as campus chapters and collegiate challenge. Through these initiatives, which engaged youth and young professionals ages 5 to 40, volunteers are educating and advocating on behalf of the cause for affordable housing. More than $6.9 million was raised toward assisting in providing others with decent, affordable housing by partnering with hfhi and local affiliates, as well as tithing toward habitat's international affiliates. Sixteen new affiliates adopted the neighborhood revitalization model this past year, bringing the total number of engaged affiliates to 241.The program's holistic approach continues to expand habitat's traditional partnership with homeowners and volunteers, as the program creates buy-in from neighbors, community leaders and local organizations to achieve a broader impact.
international program: in more than 70 countries, habitat for humanity international works with national habitat organizations and other partners to expand access to decent, affordable housing. The international work is divided administratively into three geographic areas: - asia and the pacific served 175,845 individuals with construction solutions in fy2015, and 4,300 additional individuals with housing support services. - europe, asia and the middle east served 126,565 individuals with construction solutions in fy2015, and 83,385 additional individuals with housing support services. - latin america and the caribbean served 160,140 individuals with construction solutions in fy2015, and 42,687 additional individuals with housing support services. In each area, approaches vary dramatically according to local needs and opportunities, but habitat programs in fy2015 shared some common themes: rebuilding after disasters. Habitat for humanity was involved in timely, multi-faceted disaster response and risk reduction around the world in fy 2015.When a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck nepal in april, more than 850,000 homes were destroyed. Habitat staff, volunteers and people from the affected communities quickly began to remove rubble, and in may, the first temporary shelter kits were distributed. Construction of permanent homes began in july, and habitat aims to support hundreds of thousands of families through both temporary and permanent shelter solutions. On the other side of the world, heavy spring rainfall in chile led to rivers overflowing, flooding and landslides. Soon after, the calbuco volcano erupted, generating heavy ash emissions. Habitat chile, in alliance with the chilean red cross and shelter box, distributed more than 1,500 emergency shelter kits to families in the affected areas. These kits included tools and materials to help them rebuild their homes. Expanding the use of housing microfinance to enable incremental housing improvements. For example, habitat microbuild india housing finance company pvt. Ltd. Is a housing finance company established as an initiative of hfhi and the mumbai-based financial services company ask group, with the aim of providing access to credit for housing improvements. Microbuild india has so far invested us$1.42 million, serving more than 3,800 families. In el savador, the inter-american development bank approved a loan of us$5 million to habitat el salvador to improve the housing conditions of low-income families by offering them financing opportunities. With the proceeds of this loan, microloans will be awarded to 8,000 families over the next seven years for home improvements such as access to drinking water, electricity, and construction of bathrooms, kitchens, floors and ceilings. Working with vulnerable populations. These included the roma in romaina, hiv and aids orphans in several african countries, and women without secure land tenure rights in brazil. Habitat chile's program "our children return home" helped families with children who have special needs or severe illnesses by building, adapting or improving their homes. Linking improvements in housing with health, water and sanitation issues. Habitat entities worldwide focused on these issues, including the water for lives project by habitat brazil that helped 700 individuals have access to safe, usable water, and the finote salam water project in ethiopia that brought safe drinking water to a community of 2,100 for the first time. Encouraging environmental sustainability. According to the world bank, an estimated 2 million people die each year as a result of cooking over an open fire. To help families who live in extreme poverty and who cook over an open fire, habitat guatemala offers, at a subsidized rate, adobe stoves with a metal chimney that helps to filter harmful smoke from the house. Its design also allows for better heat retention, so it uses less wood, resulting in less deforestation and greater savings for the family. The smoke-free environment reduces burns and accidents. During fy2015,250 stoves were installed in guatemala and 159 in mexico.
public awareness and education: through every possible medium - electronic, visual, spoken and printed - habitat for humanity strives to put shelter on the hearts and minds of people in such a powerful way that poverty housing and homelessness become unacceptable. Habitat world magazine, with a circulation of about 1 million, is the flagship publication, and habitat. Org is the primary electronic vehicle for sharing habitat's vision and information about its mission with the public. Habitat is also very active on many social media platforms, and produces and distributes public service announcements. A brief sampling of some of fy2015's events and activities: - the 31st annual jimmy & rosalynn carter work project brought together more than 8,000 volunteers to build and repair homes in dallas and fort worth, texas, in october 2104, just days after president carter's 90th birthday. - habitat's 2015 shelter report, "less is more: transforming low-income communities through energy efficiency" researched the benefits of improving energy efficiency among lower-income households, and made the case that too many families face the challenge of energy costs that are excessive compared to their overall incomes. - in observance of the united nations-designated world habitat day on the first monday in october, habitat affiliates across the united states and organizations around the world staged special events to raised awareness and educate individuals and communities to call for programs, policies, and systems that make possible a world where everyone has a decent place to live. - habitat provides a variety of programs that enable hundreds of thousands of volunteers to work alongside homeowners in building and repairing safe, decent, affordable homes. Among these are global village trips, including a group of u. S. Vietnam war veterans who returned to vietnam to build homes with vietnamese partners; care-a-vanners, hundreds of retirees in mobile homes who crisscross the country helping others; women build; and collegiate challenge.
Mission: Seeking to put god's love into action, habitat for humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.
Programs: In fiscal year 2015, habitat for humanity served more than 1.5 million people, or 300,000 families through a variety of programs, products and services. More than 2.2 million people volunteered. In the u. S. And canada, habitat for humanity served roughly 30,000 people. More than 11,000 affiliate community projects were performed. In total, 1,448 local affiliates serve in all 50 states. Affiliates in puerto rico, guam and the u. S. Virgin islands, and 60 affiliates in canada round out the u. S. And canada service area. Examples in the u. S. And canada include: as communities continue years of long clean up and rebuilding from tornadoes and hurricanes, disaster response continues to serve alongside affiliates to insure individuals and families have the opportunity to recover into home. In fiscal year 2015, hfhi's disaster risk reduction and response department worked alongside affiliates to serve 458 u. S. Families through repairs, rehabilitations or new construction. Notable responses in the past year include the rebuilding of tornado damaged communities in arkansas, alabama and oklahoma, the ongoing recovery efforts in new york city and the jersey shore following superstorm sandy, and continued efforts to rebuild the gulf coast even after recognizing the 10th anniversary of hurricane katrina. Disaster corps volunteers contributed 4,839 hours of service over 22 deployments this year, supporting affiliates responding to and preparing for disasters. Habitat continues to increase its footprint in disaster risk reduction and response activities globally through the "pathways to permanence" framework, providing community-based interventions that support incremental progress toward permanent, durable shelter, while reducing the vulnerability of families and communities. Habitat's network of home improvement stores and donation centers continues the charge of developing staff through restore association program. The association program is offered hfhi as a way to pool resources, strategically grow the habitat restore brand, and help improve local operations. Affiliates who join the program choose levels of service. Full membership is $300 per month, per store to access services such as training and national donation procurement. The optional program offers the flexibility to meet a variety of needs for 147 members. In addition to the restore association program, restore opened 21 stores in new markets and added 11 stores to existing markets in fiscal year 2015, bringing the total to 851.About 40,000 volunteers were engaged in fiscal year 2015 through student-led, student-initiated programs such as campus chapters and collegiate challenge. Through these initiatives, which engaged youth and young professionals ages 5 to 40, volunteers are educating and advocating on behalf of the cause for affordable housing. More than $6.9 million was raised toward assisting in providing others with decent, affordable housing by partnering with hfhi and local affiliates, as well as tithing toward habitat's international affiliates. Sixteen new affiliates adopted the neighborhood revitalization model this past year, bringing the total number of engaged affiliates to 241.The program's holistic approach continues to expand habitat's traditional partnership with homeowners and volunteers, as the program creates buy-in from neighbors, community leaders and local organizations to achieve a broader impact.
international program: in more than 70 countries, habitat for humanity international works with national habitat organizations and other partners to expand access to decent, affordable housing. The international work is divided administratively into three geographic areas: - asia and the pacific served 175,845 individuals with construction solutions in fy2015, and 4,300 additional individuals with housing support services. - europe, asia and the middle east served 126,565 individuals with construction solutions in fy2015, and 83,385 additional individuals with housing support services. - latin america and the caribbean served 160,140 individuals with construction solutions in fy2015, and 42,687 additional individuals with housing support services. In each area, approaches vary dramatically according to local needs and opportunities, but habitat programs in fy2015 shared some common themes: rebuilding after disasters. Habitat for humanity was involved in timely, multi-faceted disaster response and risk reduction around the world in fy 2015.When a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck nepal in april, more than 850,000 homes were destroyed. Habitat staff, volunteers and people from the affected communities quickly began to remove rubble, and in may, the first temporary shelter kits were distributed. Construction of permanent homes began in july, and habitat aims to support hundreds of thousands of families through both temporary and permanent shelter solutions. On the other side of the world, heavy spring rainfall in chile led to rivers overflowing, flooding and landslides. Soon after, the calbuco volcano erupted, generating heavy ash emissions. Habitat chile, in alliance with the chilean red cross and shelter box, distributed more than 1,500 emergency shelter kits to families in the affected areas. These kits included tools and materials to help them rebuild their homes. Expanding the use of housing microfinance to enable incremental housing improvements. For example, habitat microbuild india housing finance company pvt. Ltd. Is a housing finance company established as an initiative of hfhi and the mumbai-based financial services company ask group, with the aim of providing access to credit for housing improvements. Microbuild india has so far invested us$1.42 million, serving more than 3,800 families. In el savador, the inter-american development bank approved a loan of us$5 million to habitat el salvador to improve the housing conditions of low-income families by offering them financing opportunities. With the proceeds of this loan, microloans will be awarded to 8,000 families over the next seven years for home improvements such as access to drinking water, electricity, and construction of bathrooms, kitchens, floors and ceilings. Working with vulnerable populations. These included the roma in romaina, hiv and aids orphans in several african countries, and women without secure land tenure rights in brazil. Habitat chile's program "our children return home" helped families with children who have special needs or severe illnesses by building, adapting or improving their homes. Linking improvements in housing with health, water and sanitation issues. Habitat entities worldwide focused on these issues, including the water for lives project by habitat brazil that helped 700 individuals have access to safe, usable water, and the finote salam water project in ethiopia that brought safe drinking water to a community of 2,100 for the first time. Encouraging environmental sustainability. According to the world bank, an estimated 2 million people die each year as a result of cooking over an open fire. To help families who live in extreme poverty and who cook over an open fire, habitat guatemala offers, at a subsidized rate, adobe stoves with a metal chimney that helps to filter harmful smoke from the house. Its design also allows for better heat retention, so it uses less wood, resulting in less deforestation and greater savings for the family. The smoke-free environment reduces burns and accidents. During fy2015,250 stoves were installed in guatemala and 159 in mexico.
public awareness and education: through every possible medium - electronic, visual, spoken and printed - habitat for humanity strives to put shelter on the hearts and minds of people in such a powerful way that poverty housing and homelessness become unacceptable. Habitat world magazine, with a circulation of about 1 million, is the flagship publication, and habitat. Org is the primary electronic vehicle for sharing habitat's vision and information about its mission with the public. Habitat is also very active on many social media platforms, and produces and distributes public service announcements. A brief sampling of some of fy2015's events and activities: - the 31st annual jimmy & rosalynn carter work project brought together more than 8,000 volunteers to build and repair homes in dallas and fort worth, texas, in october 2104, just days after president carter's 90th birthday. - habitat's 2015 shelter report, "less is more: transforming low-income communities through energy efficiency" researched the benefits of improving energy efficiency among lower-income households, and made the case that too many families face the challenge of energy costs that are excessive compared to their overall incomes. - in observance of the united nations-designated world habitat day on the first monday in october, habitat affiliates across the united states and organizations around the world staged special events to raised awareness and educate individuals and communities to call for programs, policies, and systems that make possible a world where everyone has a decent place to live. - habitat provides a variety of programs that enable hundreds of thousands of volunteers to work alongside homeowners in building and repairing safe, decent, affordable homes. Among these are global village trips, including a group of u. S. Vietnam war veterans who returned to vietnam to build homes with vietnamese partners; care-a-vanners, hundreds of retirees in mobile homes who crisscross the country helping others; women build; and collegiate challenge.
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