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Founded in 1976 by Millard Fuller along with his wife Linda, and headquartered in Americus, Ga, HFHI's work in the United States is accomplished by affiliates. Habitat affiliates are independent, nonprofit [501(c) (3)] organizations that are organized by local citizens and operate with local boards and local volunteers. There are more 1,646 U.S. affiliates spread among all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Hundreds of thousands of volunteers provide most of the labor, and faithful individual and corporate donors provide the money and materials to build Habitat houses. Habitat's mission is to eliminate poverty housing from the earth. Habitat has taken its vision of a world with no more shacks to 83 nations (including the U.S). To date, HFHI has completed nearly 125,000 simple, decent, affordable houses around the globe.
Habitat for Humanity's Mission Statement -- adopted by the HFHI board of directors,
October 1990:
Page last updated 3-31-2003
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