Habit For Humanity

The mission of Habitat for Humanity is to create home ownership opportunities by building decent, affordable houses and by enhancing neighborhoods through partnerships with homeowners and the community.

Habitat for Humanity uses a combination of volunteer labor (from all sorts of people) and mandatory "Partner Family" contribution hours to build the homes. Their trained construction staff leads groups of enthusiastic people just like you who want to make a difference in the lives of others.

The "Partner Family" is required to contribute 500 hours of sweat equity by working at the construction site, in the office, or on one of the committees. These hours are to be in lieu of a down payment. And once the Partner Family has completed their hours, the home is sold to them at cost. Homeowners normally pay a 25-30 year interest free mortgage.

When the Partner Family begins to start paying back the mortgage, Habitat can then recycle that money back into future housing projects. In a sense, each Habitat homeowner helps to build another home for a future Habitat family.

Volunteering with Habitat can transform you in many ways. A volunteer can gain a skill, form friendships, learn about a new neighborhood, or simply feel the satisfaction of making a difference. But more importantly, each person who actively supports Habitat's mission realizes first-hand the importance of a simple, decent place to live. They, in turn, can carry the message to others and help make the idea of affordable housing a matter of consciousness for everyone.

Eastbay Habitat for Humanity
2619 Broadway #206
Oakland, CA 94612
Telephone: (510) 251-6304
Fax: (510) 251-6309
Email: info@eastbayhabitat.org

Scheduled Chat

Who: Everyone

What: General Chat

When: Friday Feb 16th
11:00pm Eastern time

Where: The Chat Center at
www.delphi.com/afterhours/start

Why: Just for fun! So be there!

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