As an organization guided by both our local affiliate and directly though Habitat of Humanity International Youth Programs we, as a campus chapter, seek to address the broad spectrum of Habitat’s mission. This includes its core of building local homes for families in need in the Madison area, as well as addressing the crisis on an international and social level. To eliminate the housing crisis, we must create change, individual by individual. This includes immediately solving these issues for our community members who can benefit from personal and stable housing with local support. This also includes changing individual mindsets by exposing the need for safe housing as a human right, and teaching the necessity and opportunity they have to make it happen. It takes small sacrifices to make a big change, and Habitat for Humanity has thrived on that potential. This change can best be orchestrated by our campus chapter through the execution of our four main operatives:

• Building: to build and rehabilitate homes in partnership with Habitat homeowners
• Fundraising: raise funds to support the work of Habitat for Humanity International and local affiliates
• Advocacy: to increase awareness of the problem of substandard housing and to call people to action to initiate a change
• Education: educate others in their campus and local communities about the mission and work of Habitat for Humanity International

Through comprehensively addressing these four pillars, we are uniquely able to engage youth in making a lasting difference in their peers, their campus, their community, and their world.