The Standard & Poor's 500, often abbreviated as the S&P 500, or just the S&P, is an American stock market index based on the market capitalizations of 500 large companies having common stock listed on the NYSE or NASDAQ. The S&P 500 index components and their weightings are determined by S&P Dow Jones Indices.
The mission statement of Habitat for Humanity is Seeking to put Godâs love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope. Homes are built using volunteer labor and Habitat makes no profit on the sales.
Habitat completes its 20,000th house worldwide during a 20-house blitz build in Americus, Georgia. Habitat for Humanity International's board of directors establishes a Department of Environment within the organization that later becomes the Construction and Environmental Resources department.