Habitat for Humanity of Morrow County, Ohio

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Morrow County Ohio

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What is Habitat for Humanity?

Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry. HFH seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action.

How does it work?
Through volunteer labor and donations of money and materials, Habitat builds and rehabilitates simple, decent houses with the help of the homeowner (partner) families. Habitat houses are sold to partner families at no profit, financed with affordable, no-interest loans. The homeowners' monthly mortgage payments are used to build still more Habitat houses.
Habitat is not a giveaway program. In addition to a down payment and the monthly mortgage payments, homeowners invest hundreds of hours of their own labor -- sweat equity -- into building their Habitat house and the houses of others.

How much does a Habitat house cost?
Throughout the world, the cost of houses varies from as little as $800 in some developing countries to an average of $59,324 in the United States.  Habitat houses are affordable for low-income families because there is no profit included in the sale price and no interest charged on the mortgage. Mortgage length varies from seven to 30 years. 

What are Habitat affiliates?
Habitat for Humanity's work is accomplished at the community level by affiliates -- independent, locally run, nonprofit organizations. Each affiliate coordinates all aspects of Habitat home building in its local area -- fund raising, building site selection, partner family selection and support, house construction and mortgage servicing. We also have local Carpenters Clubs.

How are the partner families selected?
Families in need of decent shelter apply to local Habitat affiliates. The affiliate's family selection committee chooses homeowners based on their level of need, their willingness to become partners in the program and their ability to repay the no-interest loan. Every affiliate follows a nondiscriminatory policy of family selection. Neither race nor religion is a factor in choosing the families who receive Habitat houses.  A family support group aids the families through the requirements.

Board meetings are held the first Thursday of each month at Trinity United Methodist Church at 7:00 PM.  Prospective board members and friends welcome.

 

For more information:

 

Habitat for Humanity of Morrow County

P. O. Box 341

Mt. Gilead, OH  43338

Tiom Clapper-President

HFHOMC Board

admin@habitatforhumanityofmorrowcounty.com 

419-946-2429

 

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