Habitat for Humanity

How does hearing about Habitat for Humanity sound?

Habitat for Humanity is an organization that "[builds, renovates] and [repairs] houses all over the world using volunteer labor and donations" (1).

How it works is that "families in need of decent, affordable shelter apply to their local Habitat organization" (1), and, depending on their level of need, willingness to participate, and ability to repay a loan (through a payment plan), they might become Habitat homeowners!

As of November 20, 2014, Habitat for Humanity has built, repaired or rehabilitated 1,000,000 houses (2) since their founding in 1976! That's a lot of good work!

Weekly Charity is not officially working with Habitat for Humanity, but does encourage helping them out.

Here's some statistics:

Charity Navigator gives Habitat for Humanity International: 3 out of 4 stars
Charity Watch gives Habitat for Humanity International (National Office): A B+ rating
Habitat for Humanity International meets 20/20 of the BBB Wise Giving Alliance's Standards for Charity Accountability.

Thank you for your time! Here's the link to Habitat for Humanity International's website:
http://www.habitat.org

(Many local divisions of Habitat for Humanity have their own sites as well!)

SOURCES

(1) The website, www.habitat.org, on the page "Habitat for Humanity frequently asked questions" (under the "About Us" folder), retrieved from the url, "http://www.habitat.org/how/faq" on Wednesday, June 22, 2016.

(2) The website, www.benningtonareahabitat.com, on the page "About Us", retrieved from the url, "http://www.benningtonareahabitat.com/index.php/abouthabitat" on Wednesday, June 22, 2016.