Habitat For Humanity International Inc

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER TO BUILD HOMES, COMMUNITIES, AND HOPE.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BUILDS AFFORDABLE HOMES AND SHELTERS, PRESERVES AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHERE IT STANDS, AND PREPARES PEOPLE FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP THROUGH FINANCIAL COUNSELING AND EDUCATION. OUR INNOVATIVE MODEL BUILDS PARTNERSHIPS WITH FAMILIES WHO GIVE "SWEAT EQUITY," VOLUNTEERS WHO GIVE TIME, AND DONORS WHO GIVE FINANCIALLY, AND WE LEVERAGE THESE CONTRIBUTIONS TO MAXIMIZE OUR IMPACT ON THE HOUSING CRISIS. FAMILIES GAIN ECONOMIC STABILITY AND BUILD A FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE - FOR THEMSELVES, THEIR CHILDREN, AND GENERATIONS TO COME. IN OUR FIRST 30 YEARS, WE SERVED 7,000 PEOPLE THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. IN THE LAST FIVE, WE HAVE DOUBLED THAT TO 14,000! (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O).IN ONE OF THE WORLD'S TOUGHEST HOUSING MARKETS, WE WORK TO CREATE OPPORTUNITY AND FOSTER JUSTICE THROUGH HOUSING. WE MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR FAMILIES TO BUILD STRENGTH, STABILITY, AND SELF-RELIANCE THROUGH AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP. WE PRESERVE OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING STOCK AND KEEP OUR NEIGHBORS IN SAFE, HEALTHY HOMES - PREVENTING DISPLACEMENT. WE OFFER SKILLS AND EDUCATION THROUGH OUR HOUSING COUNSELING PROGRAM. WE HELP BUILD SOLUTIONS THAT SAFELY SHELTER OUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS AND SUPPORT THEM ON THEIR PATH TO PERMANENT HOUSING.WHO WE SERVE: WE SERVE PEOPLE AND FAMILIES WITH LIMITED INCOMES (FROM EXTREMELY LOW-INCOME TO MODERATE-INCOME FAMILIES - UP TO 120% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME), THOSE WHO STRUGGLE TO GAIN OR MAINTAIN A FOOTHOLD IN OUR HOUSING MARKET. THE FAMILIES WE SERVE THROUGH OUR HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM PAY AN AFFORDABLE MORTGAGE AND CONTRIBUTE "SWEAT EQUITY" TO THE BUILDING OF THEIR HOMES.CLIMATE-SMART SUSTAINABLE BUILDING: FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES, HABITAT HAS BUILT OUR HOMES TO RIGOROUS LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS. WE CONSTANTLY STRIVE TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY EVEN FURTHER, INCLUDING A COMMITMENT TO ACHIEVING ZERO NET ENERGY ON ALL NEW HABITAT DEVELOPMENTS - ENSURING THAT HABITAT COMMUNITIES CONTRIBUTE MORE ENERGY THAN THEY CONSUME. WE LOOK AT OUR DEVELOPMENTS THROUGH A WHOLE-SYSTEMS APPROACH, CONSERVING ENERGY AND RESOURCES, PRIORITIZING THE HEALTH OF THE HOMEOWNER AND THE PLANET, AND ACHIEVING MAXIMUM IMPACT WITH MINIMUM FOOTPRINT.SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS - RESTORE: HABITAT OPERATES THREE RESTORES IN OAKLAND, CONCORD, AND SAN JOSE THAT ACCEPT DONATIONS OF QUALITY NEW AND USED HOME IMPROVEMENT GOODS AND SELL THEM TO THE PUBLIC AT DISCOUNTED PRICES. RESTORES ARE SUSTAINABLE FOR THE PLANET AND FOR HABITAT - DIVERTING OVER 5,000 TONS OF USABLE ITEMS FROM LANDFILL ANNUALLY, AND REINVESTING ALL PROCEEDS IN OUR WORK TO BRING AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP, FINANCIAL WELLNESS, AND SECURE, SUPPORTIVE SHELTER WITHIN REACH OF MORE PEOPLE AND FAMILIES WITH LIMITED INCOMES.INVESTMENT IN IMPACT: AN INVESTMENT IN HABITAT IS AN INVESTMENT IN FAR MORE THAN WALLS AND WINDOWS. AS WE SAW IN A RECENT SOCIAL IMPACT STUDY, A HABITAT HOME PAYS SIGNIFICANT DIVIDENDS WHEN IT COMES TO FAMILIES' HEALTH, SAFETY, EDUCATION, FINANCIAL WELLNESS, COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS, AND MORE. OUR ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY DEMONSTRATED THAT HABITAT'S WORK CREATES A RIPPLE EFFECT OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN THE COMMUNITY, MANY TIMES ITS INITIAL INVESTMENT. OUR HOME PRESERVATION PROGRAM PROTECTS OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING STOCK, STABILIZES AND BEAUTIFIES COMMUNITIES, AND MOST OF ALL, KEEPS LOW-INCOME HOMEOWNERS IN THEIR HOMES AND NEIGHBORHOODS. OUR HOUSING COUNSELING PROGRAM HELPS CLIENTS BUILD THE SKILLS AND HABITS THEY NEED TO TAKE ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF HOMEOWNERSHIP SUCCESSFULLY AND ACHIEVE FINANCIAL WELLNESS.OUR EMERGENCY INTERIM HOUSING PROGRAM WIDENS OUR IMPACT EVEN FURTHER, PROVIDING INNOVATIVE AND EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS. COMMUNITY SUPPORT:HABITAT DEPENDS ON COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO CREATE SUCH IMPACT. ALL OF OUR BUILDING EFFORTS AND EVERY PERSON AND FAMILY WE SERVE IS THE RESULT OF MANY HEARTS AND HANDS, VOLUNTEERING AND GIVING. WE WORK TO LEVERAGE EVERY GIFT OF TIME AND RESOURCES WITH RESPONSIBILITY, INTELLIGENCE, AND FOR MAXIMUM POSITIVE IMPACT. AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS: WE'RE PROUD TO CONSISTENTLY EARN HIGH RATINGS ON CHARITY NAVIGATOR AND GUIDESTAR - FOR BEING RESPONSIBLE AND EFFECTIVE STEWARDS OF OUR DONORS' GENEROSITY. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL HAS ALSO DESIGNATED OUR AFFILIATE AS AN "AFFILIATE OF DISTINCTION" IN RECOGNITION OF BEST PRACTICES IN AREAS LIKE SUSTAINABILITY, LEADERSHIP, INNOVATION, AND FINANCIAL STABILITY.