Our vision is a world where everyone has a decent place to live and through our Home Rehabilitation Program, we hope to increase the number of safe, affordable, and decent places for partner families to live by expanding the number of houses and locations available. .
The Home Rehabilitation Program is a home ownership program; just like our New Home Program.The application process, selection process, and partnership process are exactly the same as well as the qualification standards.
In order for applications to be considered, families must meet the following criteria:
- Need for Housing
- A need for suitable housing must be demonstrated. Some examples of issues that would qualify a family include, but are not limited to:
- lack of heating, extensive electrical and/or plumbing problems, overcrowding, unsafe neighborhood, lack of affordability..
- Ability to Pay
- Habitat believes in a hand up, not a hand out. Therefore, we sell our homes to partner families with a 25-30 year zero-interest mortgage. A family must have enough consistent household income to pay the monthly mortgage.
- Willingness to Partner
- When a family partners with Habitat, they become part of a pay-it-forward system. Partner families invest not only in their own future home but also in the futures of other families through the completion of 350-550 sweat equity hours spent with Habitat before work on their home can commence. Families must also complete homeowner seminars to prepare for home ownership.
Families can apply only after attending one of our application informational meetings. For more information about our application process, who qualifies, and frequently asked questions about our home ownership process, click the links or visit www.habitatcsc.org.
