2. Our mission is to eliminate substandard housing
and improve neighborhoods by working in
partnership with economically disadvantaged
families to achieve and maintain home
ownership.
3. We are able to do this through volunteer
labor and tax-deductible donations of money
and materials, Habitat builds and
rehabilitates simple, decent houses with the
help of the homeowner (partner) families.
5. Potiental H4H
families appiles
for home, follow
qualifing guide
lines if applicable
will pay $10.00
application
charge
Reviews all
appications
before
contacting the
family
Presents
inforamtion to
the Selection
community
Re reviews
application
Re reviews
application
Set up home
visit with
Director of
Family Service
Family
receives
approval from
DFS
Family receives
notification of
housing approval
DFS
Send
request for
first family
approval
Second
approval
application
screening
Approval sent
to the Board
of Directors
Final approval
from the
Selections
Committee
Board sends
letter of
approval to
DFS and
Selections
Committee
Provides
families with a
30 year no
interest
mortgage
Apprpoval
received
Approval
received
notification
sent to family
Family is
notified of
final housing
approval
Continues to
work with family
to develop a
plan on building
their H4H home
including hours
and voulnteer
services
6. Family Size 30% Median 60% Median
One $13,850 $27,720
Two $15,800 $31,680
Three $17,800 $35,640
Four $19,750 $39,540
Five $21,350 $42,720
Six $22,950 $45,900
Seven $24,500 $52,200
http://www.habitatlansing.org/apply/index.php
7. Applicants must partner with Habitat for
Humanity in their mission.
All homeowners are required to do “sweat
equity” (that’s work on their own home and
other Habitat homes and projects).
A single-adult family must do 300 hours of
Sweat Equity
A two-adult family must do 500 hours.
8. Donations are used as designated by the donor
Gifts received by Habitat for Humanity that are
designated to a specific building project are
forwarded to that project. Any undesignated gifts
are used where most needed.
9. Trained & supervised experience staff
Each home build requires at least 2,500 volunteer hours
(including hours from future homeowners in sweat equity).
4 weekly crews of 10-15 members in addition to groups
from churches, corporations, and civic groups.
10. Potential H4H
families applies
for home, follow
qualifying guide
lines if applicable
will pay $10.00
application charge
Reviews all
appications
before
contacting the
family
Presents
information to
the Selection
community
Re reviews
application
Re reviews
application
Family receives
notification of housing
approval DFS
Family
receives
approval from
DFS
Set up home
visit with
Director of
Family Service
Client
Director of Family Service
family
must
meet
approval
Send
request for
first family
approval
Second
approval
application
screening
Final
applicatio
n
screening
Family is
Approve
YES
Approval
sent to the
Board of
Directors
Final approval
from the
Selections
Committee
Board sends
letter of
approval to
DFS and
Selections
Committee
Continues to
work with family
to develop a
plan on building
their H4H home
including hours
and voulnteer
services
Provides
families with a
30 year no
interest
mortgage
Apprpoval
received
Approval
received
notification
sent to family
Family is
notified of
final housing
approval
Habitat Mortgage Lender
Board of Directors
Selections
Committee
11. Habitat is worldwide. There are more the
2100 active affiliates in 100 countries,
including all 50 States of the United States.
Notas del editor
Habitat houses are sold to partner families at no profit, financed with affordable, no-interest loans.
The homeowner’s monthly mortgage payments are recycled into a revolving fund for humanity that is used to build more houses.
