A home of your own is far more than a financial asset.

For low-income families, ownership of a safe and decent home can play a vital role in a family's health and happiness, to the point where fewer sick days are taken and kids are getting better grades in...

When making a donation of time or money to a charitable organization, a common question is whether to invest in the lives of individuals, in the future prospects of families, or in the betterment of an entire community. What sometimes isn't as obvious though, is how far your contribution can...

Tianna didn't feel safe leaving her cramped apartment at night for fear of what was going on outside. Her eight-year-old daughter, Sierra, couldn't have friends over because there wasn't enough space for them to play. A single mother, Tianna worked as much as she could at a nearby hair salon,...

Over the past decades, the wealth of Canadian renters went from being 20 times less than that of homeowners in 1969 to a startling 70 times less when this measure was last taken in 1999. Through the early part of the last decade, a continuation of...

By Phil Kloer, Senior Writer/Editor at Habitat for Humanity International

Lindsay Metzger remembers the first house her family owned. Two stories, a basement, three bedrooms. One of those bedrooms was hers, and hers alone. She chose the colour of the walls: aqua blue.

"In my mind, that was the...