Introduction to Habitat for Humanity

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Habitat for Humanity

• What is Habitat for Humanity?
• Habitat for Humanity International is a
  nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing
  ministry.
• HFHI seeks to eliminate poverty housing and
  homelessness from the world, and to make decent
  shelter a matter of conscience and action.
• Habitat invites people of all backgrounds, races
  and religions to build houses together in
  partnership with families in need.

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Habitat for Humanity International

• History of Habitat for Humanity International
• Founded in 1976 by Millard and Linda Fuller
• Built more than 225,000 housing worldwide
• Providing safe, decent and affordable shelter for
  more than 1 million people
• Not a giveaway program
• No government funds used

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Habitat for Humanity International

• Mission Statement
• Partnership with God and people everywhere.
• Develop communities with people in need by
  building and renovating houses.
• Decent houses in decent communities.
• Every person can experience God's love and can
  live and grow into all that God intends.

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Habitat for Humanity

• How it Works
• Houses are built with volunteer labor and
  donations of money and material
• Homeowners invest hundreds of hours of sweat
  equity
• Sold to families with no profit margin
• Average cost of a home to the family is 45,000
• Mortgage length ranges for seven to thirty years

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Habitat for Humanity

• How Families are Selected
• Two Important Selection Criteria
• Currently struggling with inadequate housing.
• Below upper income limit and unable to get
  conventional home financing.
• Families in need of shelter apply to local
  affiliate
• Affiliate selection committee chooses homeowner
  based on
• Level of need
• Willingness to become a partner
• Ability to repay mortgage loan
• Non discriminatory selection policy

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Habitat for Humanity

• Homeowner sweat equity
• All homeowners contribute sweat equity by
  working in partnership with the affiliate and
  other volunteers.
• Pride in ownership from personal investment
• Development of skills and knowledge while
  building
• Partnership and interaction with others who are
  part of the movement.

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Habitat for Humanity

• No-profit, no-interest financing
• Affiliate establishes revolving Fund for Humanity
  to provide no-profit, no-interest loans.
• Funds come from mortgage payments, local
  contributions and other donors.

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Habitat for Humanity Washington County, VA

• What does an Affiliate do?
• Works with donors, volunteers and homeowners.
• Build or renovate simple, decent and affordable
  housing.
• Primary responsibility for
• Legal matters, organization.
• Fund raising.
• Family selection and support.
• Finance.
• Construction.

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Habitat for Humanity Washington County, VA
Affiliate

• Founded January 13, 1998
• Managed by 18 member Board of Directors
• Completed 8 homes since inception
• Abingdon
• Damascus
• Glade Spring
• Crosswhite home under construction
• to be completed in April 09
• Emory blitz home to start in May 09

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Habitat for Humanity Washington County, VA
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Holiday Home Glade Spring
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ReStore

• Located in Glade Springs
• Accepts donations of building
• supplies for resell
• All profits used for home
• building
• Works in cooperation with building
• supply stores
• All volunteer staff
• Has generated nearly 7000 for building funds
  during start up year
• Start-up support from Virginia Tobacco Commission
  grant

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How You Can Help

• Donate Money
• Donate Labor
• Donate Materials
• Offer Your Prayers

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Thank You