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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

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

Celebrating the impact of Providence Homes

New Story is celebrating Providence Homes’ 30th anniversary by sharing the impact made possible by their generosity.  This holiday season, 131 families in Nuevo Cuscatlán, ...

New Story

November 29

Can crypto help end global homelessness?

There are currently 1.6 billion people living without safe shelter. A problem of this scale requires innovative solutions, which is why we are passionate about ...

Maggie Burke

July 19

Meet Atmos, Our Newest Partner Funding 1,000 Homes

New Story is proud to announce a partnership with Atmos, a modern home building company and fellow Y-Combinator alumni. Last month, Atmos announced they raised ...

Cameron Bartlett

October 29

Here’s How Donating Stocks Can Maximize Your Impact

According to a 2016 study by Fidelity Charitable, 80% of donors own appreciated assets (like stocks, mutual funds, or bonds), but only 19% of this population ...

Tim Whitacre

August 11

10 Resources for Teams Working to Prevent Homelessness During COVID-19

Front-line organizations combating homelessness during COVID-19 are overwhelmed like never before. With over 40 million Americans filing for unemployment since mid-March and government interventions such ...

Tim Whitacre

June 4

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

Why Webflow joined New Story’s Architect Program

From building websites to building homes: Find out why the visual web development platform joined our group of visionary leaders and how they’re making a ...

New Story

January 16

Baltimore Ravens’ Elvis Dumervil #58 built a new community of 58 homes

By Baltimore Ravens Productions Elvis Dumervil, Baltimore Ravens’ All-Pro DE/OLB pledged to build 58 homes in honor of his Baltimore Ravens #58 jersey number and ...

New Story

December 23

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