We like to keep the spirit of Christmas all year.Įvery year since 2007, lumber milled from the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree has been used to help a family build their Habitat house. The money from their mortgage goes toward helping another family realize their dream of homeownership. They work beside volunteers who work hard to help them construct a home. Homeowners invest their time, money and sweat in building their house. We see the benefit of working side by side every day.įamilies who partner with Habitat help build their own homes alongside volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage. The volunteers who work with Habitat every year aren’t just prominent leaders and celebrities, they’re your next-door neighbor, your work colleague or a person like you just looking to make a difference. Bill and Hillary Clinton and their daughter, Chelsea.and around the world.įrom presidents to actors to athletes, several influential people have supported us through the years, including: Habitat Humanitarians are a group of volunteers who also serve as tireless champions, advocates and spokespeople to raise awareness of the need for decent, affordable shelter in the U.S. Our six Habitat Humanitarians include President Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, and Drew and Jonathan Scott. Today, our work together has helped millions of families. With our exponential growth in the intervening years and the tremendous support of people like you, Habitat homeowners around the world have achieved the strength, stability and independence they need to build better lives for themselves. The organizational meeting that led to the formation of Habitat for Humanity took place in 1976 inside a converted chicken barn in South Georgia on Koinonia farm. We had our first meeting in an old chicken barn. Learn more about Habitat for Humanity’s past, our most famous supporters, how we work with families and more.
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