Welcome to Habitat for Humanity
The need for decent, affordable housing around the world is staggering. An estimated 25 percent of the world’s population, some 1.5 billion people, live in substandard housing or have no home at all. Families are trapped in a daily struggle to survive amid horrible, often inhuman, living conditions.
Habitat for Humanity International was founded by Millard and Linda Fuller in Americus, GA in 1976. Habitat for Humanity International is building around the world, dedicated to the ideal that all people deserve a simple, decent place to live on terms they can afford to pay. Working in partnership with volunteers, churches and synagogues, organizations and the new homeowner families, Habitat for Humanity is building houses and building lives.
For the past 26 years Habitat has been spreading the vision of eliminating poverty housing around the world. There are over 1,900 active affiliates in 84 countries, including all 50 states of the United States, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico. Habitat has built more than 125,000 houses around the world, providing more than 500,000 people in more than 2,000 communities with safe, decent, affordable shelter.
Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County, TN became a recognized affiliate by Habitat For Humanity International in January of 1992.
