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Culture, Team

The One Question We Don’t Ask Interview Candidates

We already asked her what her superpower was. We asked her what is the hardest thing she has ever accomplished. We asked her what’s something ...

Cameron Bartlett

January 26

Impact, Partnerships

Rent is Due—What Now?

Afonso’s eviction notice in March wasn’t his family’s first. They were almost evicted in November, but he managed to scrape up enough money by driving ...

Cameron Bartlett

April 29

Culture, Innovation

We operate differently from most charitable organizations. Here’s why.

It all started, like a lot of good ideas do, with a problem. A couple of problems, actually. I was standing in Haiti in my ...

Tim Whitacre

August 19

Innovation

A Human Centered Design Process is the Key to Building Better Homes

There is an old story about architect Frank Lloyd Wright proposing not to lay sidewalks at a university until students had a year to walk ...

Tim Whitacre

February 15

An Impact Report for Q3 2022

New Story supporters, The fall is bringing two personal changes I’m excited to share with you: I’m getting married in October and moving to New ...

Brett Hagler

October 6

Homeownership Empowering Women in El Salvador

Land and home titles in Latin America are often in the man’s name and passed down to generations of sons. But when property rights favor ...

Luke Baker

September 30

Designing for Belonging in San Vicente, El Salvador

We believe the world’s most vulnerable families deserve more than a home — they deserve a safe space to belong. This is why we’ve never ...

Luke Baker

August 10

Empowering Families to Stay Out of Homelessness — Forever

In the last 20 years, I’ve been a part of overseas volunteer builds and toured many permanent supportive housing projects in Los Angeles. But my ...

Julie Ordonez

July 18

An Impact Report for Q2 2022

New Story supporters, You back our mission because you believe in doing things differently to reach the world’s most vulnerable families. Halfway through 2022, I ...

Brett Hagler

July 12

An Impact Report for Q1 2022

New Story supporters, I’m a believer in the power of momentum. Wins bring more confidence and passion to a team, which helps create more wins. ...

Brett Hagler

April 12

Blockchain technology supporting unbanked families

Ismael is a 19-year-old entrepreneur, surf instructor, and student. He’s also a new homeowner using a Blockchain-based mortgage.  Until recently, Ismael lived in El Zonte, ...

New Story

March 9

Families in Homelessness Struggle to Stay Together

Guadalupe sends her 11-year-old daughter Alison off to her mother-in-law’s because the area is too dangerous. Alison lives in El Salvador and seems like any ...

Cameron Bartlett

December 16

Nacajuca, Mexico

The first time our team visited Nacajuca, Mexico, was in 2018. At the time, we didn’t know it would one day become one of the ...

Sarah Lee

December 14

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