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APPENDIX 6

Appendix 6

Habitat for Humanity:

Eliminating poverty housing

and homelessness

Who We Are

Habitat for Humanity International is a global nonpro t Christian housing organization that seeks to put

God’s love into action by bringing people together to build homes, communities and hope. Since 1976,

Habitat has served more than 500,000 families by welcoming people of all races, religions and nationali-

ties to construct, rehabilitate or preserve homes; by advocating for fair and just housing policies; and by

providing training and access to resources to help families improve their shelter conditions. For more

information, to donate or to volunteer, please visit , follow us at or at

, or join Habitat’s blog community at

Why Our Work Matters

e world is experiencing a global housing crisis. About 1.6 billion people live in substandard housing

and 100 million are homeless, according to the United Nations.

ese people are increasingly urban resi-

dents, and every week more than one million people are born in or move to cities in the developing world.

Today, 1 billion people — 32 percent of the global urban population — live in urban slums. If no seri-

ous action is taken, the number of slum dwellers worldwide will increase over the next 30 years to nearly

2 billion, according to the U.N.

People live in inadequate housing throughout the world, and Habitat for Humanity is dedicated to

providing decent, a ordable homes for those in need.

In the United States alone, 95 million people have housing problems.

ese problems include pay-

ments that are too large of a percentage of their income, overcrowding, poor quality, and homelessness.

Building homes does more than put a roof over someone’s head. In clean, decent, stable housing:

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