Habitat for Humanity is an international non-profit organization founded in 1976 that builds affordable housing to combat poverty and environmental disasters, impacting entire communities. With a rising global housing crisis affecting millions, Habitat's mission provides stability and pride for families in need. Personal experiences highlight the transformative power of volunteering, emphasizing the long-term change such efforts can bring to individuals and families.

1. WHY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY NEEDS YOU
James Rawlson

2. BACKGROUND
For the month of July 1996, I was able to participate with Habitat For
Humanity’s Disaster and Humanitarian Relief project in the Greater
San Francisco Area.
Like many people, I’ve always heard the name. I’ve even donated from
time to time. But it wasn’t until I actually invested myself in the
program that I realized the genuine impactful work that Habitat For
Humanity does for the community.
If you are still contemplating whether or not you should volunteer,
take a look at the following points.

3. WHAT IS HABITAT FOR
HUMANITY?
This general question has been asked numerous times. In fact, it was
the very question I asked right before I signed up.
Many people understand that the organization builds houses, but the
overall purpose is much more than that.
Habitat For Humanity is an international non-profit organization
founded in 1976. It addresses the issues of poverty and environmental
disasters by building simple, decent, and affordable housing for
individuals who have experienced these inopportune lifestyles.
Habitat looks to enlist, educate, and mobilize their volunteers in
making an immediate impact for a family or an entire community.

4. BACKGROUND
Habitat For Humanity is an international
non-profit organization founded in 1976.
It addresses the issues of poverty and
environmental disasters by building
simple, decent, and affordable housing
for individuals who have experienced
these inopportune lifestyles.
Habitat looks to enlist, educate, and
mobilize their volunteers in making an
immediate impact for a family or an
entire community.

5. SO WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?
No matter how you look at it, the world is in need of your help.
Currently, we are experiencing a global housing crisis.
Worldwide there are about 827.6 million people living in urban
slums.This number is rising at a higher rate year after year that
can have some serious ramifications on our environment such as
contaminated water and unhealthy living conditions.
Even in our own backyards, the United States is said to have
about 48.5 million people living in poverty.

7. HABITAT’S SOLUTION
The philosophy behind Habitat is to create affordable housing.
Providing a stable housing does more than simply putting a roof over
someone’s head. It impacts the family mentally while also providing
them a sense steadiness in their lives.
Think about it.A house will give you an environment to keep an
entire family safe, healthy, and secure. But the idea of owning a house
creates a sense of pride and self-importance in their lives.
They are no longer seeing a bleak future of pain and loss. Rather they
see a brighter one with a career, a family, and a newly owned house.

9. PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
My time with Habitat For
Humanity has strengthened my
movement in social equity.The
idea that I was building a house
for people not just to live in, but
to grow in too was incredibly
powerful and transformational.
Every decision that we made for
the house was that for our bold
vision.

10. If you are still contemplating about joining, think not about the finished house you are going to
build, but the long-term change you are going to create for an entire family.
Check out there website online at http://www.habitat.org/