About
Driven by the vision that everyone needs a decent place to live, Habitat for Humanity began in 1976 as a grassroots effort on a community farm in southern Georgia. Established in 1994, Habitat for Humanity Kingston-Limestone Region became one of 49 local Habitat organizations in Canada and part of the global network of Habitat for Humanity that operates in more than 70 countries around the world. Families and individuals in need of a hand with affordable housing partner with Habitat for Humanity to build or improve a place they can call home. Habitat homeowners help build their own homes alongside our vast network of generous volunteers who share our passion for lending a helping hand. Affordable housing advocacy comes in many forms, from financial support and volunteering, to speaking out about Canada’s current housing crisis. Everyone can help hard-working families achieve strength, stability, and self-reliance. Through shelter, we empower.
Our Impact
Decent, affordable shelter provides families with a place to gather and grow. Even more, by working with Habitat to achieve affordable homeownership, families can transform their lives.
Affordable homeownership helps free families from instability, stress and fear — encouraging self-reliance and confidence. Studies have shown that stable housing has a tremendous positive impact on family and community health, child growth and development, increased financial stability, and educational opportunity. Owning an affordable home allows homeowners to lift up their entire family by allowing them to save and invest in their futures. When a home fosters health and safety, families flourish.
Through our work in the Kingston-Limestone region, we witness tangible evidence that decent, affordable shelter creates long-lasting and life-changing impact on families and communities.
Of the Canadian families that moved into a Habitat home in 2020
- 47% were single-parents, 53% were two-parent
- 22% were Indigenous
- 20% were new Canadians
- 16% moved into homes designed with accessibility accommodations
- 70% moved from market rental housing, 23% moved from social or subsidized housing and 8% from other living arrangements
- $35 million in social benefits were returned to communities.
- $4 returned for every $1 invested
- $72.6 million was added to the affordable housing stock in Canada.