Student Housing Initiative
Every foster youth deserves a home and a future.
Habitat for Students provides free, stable housing near the University of Kansas for youth who have aged out of the foster care system — paired with the community, mentorship, and support they need to succeed.
Funding the future
A stable home changes everything.
Foster youth are enrolling in college — but unstable housing, lost support at age 21, and limited mentoring stop too many before they finish. HFS funds the whole journey: a safe place to live, essential needs covered, and a community behind them from move-in day to graduation.
Brick by brick — like Kansas always has. Every home we build is one more step on the path from foster care to a future.
First project
It's already happening.
Our first housing project is currently underway — just a few blocks from KU's Ambler Rec Center. Brick by brick, we are laying the foundation for a safe place to live while foster students pursue their education and build their futures. This isn't a plan on paper. It's walls going up, a home being built, and a young person's future being secured. We're just getting started.
See build progressA holistic approach to student success
Safe Housing
We provide free, stable housing near KU so foster youth can focus on school — not survival.
Community Support
Through CASA/GAL advocates, Greek philanthropy partners, and KU's Fostering Jayhawks for Success, students are never alone.
Holistic Success
We wrap students in academic, social, and professional support so they can thrive as adults — not just survive.
Two ways to give
Stability first. Then opportunity.
A foster student can't pursue a future without a stable foundation. Your giving builds both — in order.
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Learn our story
Where HFS came from, why it exists, and what we believe about housing, stability, and student success.
Our mission & story