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Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI), generally referred to as Habitat for Humanity or simply Habitat, is an international, non-governmental, and nonprofit organization, which was founded in 1976. Habitat has been devoted to building "simple, decent, and affordable" housing, a self-described "Christian housing ministry," and has addressed the issues of poverty housing all over the world. The international operational headquarters are located in Americus, Georgia, United States, with the administrative headquarters located in Atlanta. There are five area offices located around the world: United States and Canada; Africa and the Middle East (located in Pretoria, South Africa); Asia-Pacific (Bangkok, Thailand); Europe and Central Asia (Bratislava, Slovakia); and Latin America and the Caribbean (San Jose, Costa Rica).
Community-level Habitat offices act in partnership with and on behalf of Habitat for Humanity International. In the United States, these local offices are called Habitat affiliates; outside the United States, Habitat operations are managed by national offices. Each affiliate and national office is an independently run, nonprofit organization. Affiliates and national offices coordinate all aspects of Habitat home building in their local area, including fundraising, building site selection, partner family selection and support, house construction, and mortgage servicing.
With help from professional builders across the country, Habitat for Humanity plans to build 300+ homes during the Home Builders Blitz which takes place June 9-13, 2014. For information on how you can get involved, contact us at homebuildersblitz@habitat.org.
New York's Capital Region Habitat for Humanity talks about the role that volunteers play in the organization.
Two homeowners who partnered with Lancaster Area Habitat for Humanity and Habitat for Humanity of Lebanon County share their powerful journeys to homeownership.
In November 2008, Habitat for Humanity raised the first wall of a new home for Karen Struck, a single mother of two, in Stoughton, Massachusetts. This video provides of glimpse of the beginning stages of this project, and the wonderful people who are making it happen.
How to Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity. Part of the series: Habitat for Humanity. Volunteering for Habitat for Humanity does not require any building experience, tools or prerequisites, so anyone can sign up to help build affordable housing for those in need. Find out how you can do something important for your fellow man with helpful hints from a Habitat for Humanity volunteer in this video on landscaping. Read more: http://www.ehow.com/video_6093270_volunteer-habitat-humanity.html
Habitat for Humanity of St. Johns County celebrated the completion of three new homes in the Crawford Park development near West King Street. Three families moved into the homes recently. Nakisha Walker is one of the new homeowners, and she gave a tour of her home on Saturday.
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