Habitat for Humanity

In 1976, Linda and Millard Fuller started Habitat for Humanity. This program builds houses for families that need them. The money that the family is able to pay for the needed house goes back to Habitat for Humanity. That money is then used to help build more houses. A lot of the money for the houses is paid by donations. Many people also donate their time to help build the houses. This means they do not get paid. They are called volunteers.

Many of the volunteers are people who build houses for a living. Some have no building experience, but still want to help. The people who are going to move into one of the houses also help build it. They work side by side with the volunteers. The frame of the house has to be built. The roof has to be put on. The walls have to be painted. Everyone puts in a lot of time hammering, painting, sawing, and gluing until the job is done.

Habitat for Humanity has built more than 300,000 houses around the world. They have helped to make life better for many people, one house at time.