​“Where you live may be your strongest predictor of your health. We are thinking more and more about housing as something that we need to be investing in and supporting to improve the health of our patients.”
— Dr. Megan T. Sandel

​Health and housing partnerships are rooted in evidence that improvements in housing can support physical, mental, and behavioral health. By studying health patterns and determinants at the community or population group level, epidemiologists can help expand results from health and housing partnerships to serve entire areas or groups with disparate health outcomes.

Flower City Habitat CEO Matt Flanigan and Development & Volunteer Engagement Manager Ken Braley joined colleagues from across NY for a day of advocacy in Albany.

Combined, Habitat spoke with over 40 legislative offices about the importance of affordable ousing and how we can work together towards our vision of a world where everyone has a decent place to live.

In February, we'll be in DC for Habitat's national legislative conference, "Habitat on the Hill". 

​Thank you for your contributions to these advocacy wins—and so many more—that the Habitat for Humanity network has achieved this year.

​The Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018, known as the WEEE Act, seeks to improve support for initiatives—and address key barriers—linked to women’s entrepreneurship and economic empowerment. Now, Congress has an important opportunity to pass this bipartisan bill before the end of the year.

​The U.S. Congress has given final approval to legislation that Habitat for Humanity International says will expand and improve opportunities for impact investing around the world.

​The U.S. Senate today approved legislation that will allow nonprofit affordable housing developers like Habitat for Humanity to build at lower costs by ensuring that home appraisers are able to donate their services.

​In a strong and bipartisan show of support, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Housing Opportunities Made Easier, or HOME, Act, a bill that would clarify law allowing home appraisers to donate their services to organizations like Habitat for Humanity.