1 / 13

NL Housing and Homelessness Network

NL Housing and Homelessness Network Oct . 25, 2012. Vision. A world where everyone has a safe and decent place to live. . Mission. Build simple, decent, and affordable houses. Partner with community and volunteers .

elaine
Download Presentation

NL Housing and Homelessness Network

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. NL Housing and Homelessness Network Oct . 25, 2012

  2. Vision A world where everyone has a safe and decent place to live.

  3. Mission • Build simple, decent, and affordable houses. • Partner with community and volunteers. • Promote home ownership as a means of breaking the cycle of poverty. • Motto: “a hand up - not a handout".

  4. Established locally in 1994. • It is the only affiliate located in Newfoundland and Labrador. • In St. John’s /Mount Pearl we have built 37 homes. • Last year built 2 in Labrador City • Have provide homes for 124 children

  5. Our Model Home Ownership Program: • Family Qualification and Selection Process: • Need, Ability to Pay, Willingness to Partner • Financial and Employment History • References and Community Support • Families are required to contribute a minimum of 500 hours “sweat equity”. • Receive training and support.

  6. Our Model Home Ownership Program: • Houses appraised at fair market value. • SOLD with no cash down payment. • Mortgages held interest-free by Habitat. • Payments geared to income.

  7. Build 2010- Pleasantville

  8. Global Village Build • ReStore

  9. 2012 & Beyond • 4 More Homes to be completed by December • 2 in Paradise, NL • 2 in Labrador City, NL 2013 – Habitat NL returns to Thailand on its 2nd Global Village Build

  10. 2012 & Beyond • Developing a new Strategic Plan - focusing on Regional Expansion Overarching Priority 50 in 5 • By build year 2017 we will have moved 50 new families into homes.

  11. Labrador West Build • 2011 saw the first non Avalon Peninsula build, with the Labrador West Housing & Homelessness Coalition partnering with the Adopt a Home program for the area.

  12. Nelson White Habitat for Humanity NL55 Kenmount RoadP.O. Box 8910St. John’s, NL A1B 3P6 Tel: (709) 737-5311Fax: (709) 737-5832Email: nwhite@habitatnl.caWeb: www.habitatnl.ca

More Related