{"id":48,"date":"2025-07-17T20:31:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T20:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalcommunities.org\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2026-01-14T21:28:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:28:39","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/globalcommunities.org\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t<h6>Who We Are<\/h6><h1>About Us<\/h1>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p>Global Communities is more than an organization &#8211; we are a team of innovators and problem solvers working hand-in-hand with communities to create meaningful, lasting change.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tFounded in the U.S. in 1952 as the Foundation for Cooperative Housing, we have evolved into a global leader in development and humanitarian response. We have delivered high-impact programs across more than 50 countries while remaining grounded in community-driven approaches.\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<h2>WHAT MAKES US WHO WE ARE<\/h2>\t\t\t\n<h4>\n\t\t\tMISSION\t<\/h4>\n\t<ul data-height=\"350\" data-width=\"350\" data-shape=\"circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/globalcommunities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1.png\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>We bring together local and global insights to save lives, expand opportunity, and fuel brighter futures.<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<h4>\n\t\t\tVISION\t<\/h4>\n\t<ul data-height=\"350\" data-width=\"350\" data-shape=\"circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/globalcommunities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2.png\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>We envision a world of expanded opportunity, where crises give way to resilience and all people thrive.<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<h4>\n\t\t\tAPPROACH\t<\/h4>\n\t<ul data-height=\"350\" data-width=\"350\" data-shape=\"circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/globalcommunities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3.png\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>We build powerful public-private partnerships to unlock the resources, expertise, and momentum needed to drive real progress.<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<h2>Why You Can Trust Us<\/h2>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/globalcommunities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-from-2025-08-22-14-23-45.png\" alt=\"Screenshot from 2025-08-22 14-23-45\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"462\" width=\"401\" title=\"Screenshot from 2025-08-22 14-23-45\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading='lazy' \/>\n\t\t\t<h6>70+ Years and Counting<\/h6><h2>How We Deliver Our Mission<\/h2>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p>Our annual reports spotlight the real-world impact achieved in partnership with communities directly affected by poverty, disasters, and conflict. 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