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God’s Love In Action

God’s Love In Action. Mission Statement. Habitat seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action.

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God’s Love In Action

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  1. God’s Love In Action

  2. Mission Statement • Habitat seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. • Habitat invites people of all backgrounds, races and religions to build houses together in partnership with families in need.

  3. How Does Habitat Work? • Habitat homes are built with volunteerlaborand donations of money and materials. • Habitat homes are sold to partner families at no profit, financed with affordable, no-interest loans. • The homeowners' monthly mortgage payments are used to build additional Habitat houses.

  4. Alachua Habitat for Humanity • Locally, we have built 78 homes since we were established in 1986. • We were awarded a capacity build grant last summer and our goal is to increase the number of homes built in one year from 3-4 up to 10. • We have completed 5 homes so far this year and have 7 under construction right now.

  5. A Community in Need • US Census (2000)- Alachua County Families below poverty line: 12.2% (National average 9.2%) Individuals below poverty line: 22.8% (National average 12.4%) • Alachua County Affordable Housing Study (2003) • Median house prices rose 25% from 1998-2002 • 50% of renter households and 20% of owner households pay more than 30% of their income for housing, and these households fall disproportionately among very low and low-income households.

  6. Who Qualifies? • People have had to lived in Alachua County for at least a year. • Live in inadequate housing. • They have a steady income. • Monthly bills are paid timely and do not exceed 40% of monthly income.

  7. Family Selection Committee • Reviews family’s financials • Interviews family • Need • Willingness to participate • Ability to repay • No discrimination

  8. Family Selection Continued • A 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. • Habitat does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, age, gender, familial status, national origin or disability.

  9. Family Support Committee • Volunteers provide guidance and emotional support. • Residents must complete classes on personal money management, home maintenance, etc.

  10. What is Required of a Resident? Habitat is not a giveaway program. • Residents must complete 400 hours of “sweat equity.” (Work 200 hours on their neighbors home and 200 on their own) • Residents must pay monthly, no-interest mortgage payments.

  11. Celebration Oaks • We are currently building a community of 60 homes in the southeast region of Gainesville. • Each family working side-by-side with their neighbors and other volunteers. • Construction began in January 2004 • $3.5 million in charitable donations are needed to cover costs.

  12. The Results:Lives are Changed • Children of homeowners are: • 25% more likely to graduate from high school • 116% more likely to graduate from college • 59% more likely to own their own home within 10 years of moving from their parents household. • The poverty cycle is • broken. • Communities come • together.

  13. Tithing • Alachua Habitat for Humanity tithes 10% of our unrestricted revenues to Habitat For Humanity International. • We have built 58 houses in the third world.

  14. Goals • Our five year goal is to complete building all 60 homes in Celebration Oaks. • We also want to have one additional house in the process of being built at all points in time. • To continue working with other low income housing programs.

  15. Progress • January 1, 2006 - 10 Families • June 30, 2006 - 14 Families • November 30, 2006 - 17 Families • December 31, 2006 – 20 Families • We completed 1 house in Archer in June and now we are building a house in Micanopy. • We are raising awareness of our program throughout the county. • Thrift Store

  16. Thank you! “…let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action.” 1 John 3:18

  17. Hurricane Relief • Habitat for Humanity International has a program called “Operation Home Delivery” on their web.. • House in a Box Project.

  18. Hurricane Relief Famous People have helped as well. • President and Mrs. Bush • Harry Connick, Jr. • The Marsalis Family • Tim McGraw • Bon Jovi • Dave Matthews Band • NCAA • Major League Baseball

  19. Summary of Hurricane Relief Efforts • 235,088 individuals have donated • $124,000,000. raised • Over 300 homes have been completed or under construction • 1,000 houses should be completed by mid-summer 2007 • 500 additional lots have been acquired and are available for construction • 750 homes have been cleaned up/repaired by HFH volunteers

  20. Family Selection Committee • Family Selection Committee volunteers interview the potential families. • They look at financial situation and family stability.

  21. Habitat for Humanity International • A nonprofit, nondenominational Christian organization. • Since 1978 has built more than 200,000 houses in 100 countries, giving shelter to more than 1,000,000 people world wide. • Most people assume Jimmy Carter is the founder, but in actuality, Millard and Linda Fuller founded HFHI in 1976. • Alachua Habitat was established as an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International in 1986.

  22. God’s Love In Action

  23. Mission Statement • Habitat seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. • Habitat invites people of all backgrounds, races and religions to build houses together in partnership with families in need.

  24. Alachua Habitat for Humanity • Locally, we have built 78 homes since we were established in 1986. • We were awarded a capacity build grant last summer and our goal is to increase the number of homes built in one year from 3-4 up to 10. • We have completed 5 homes so far this year and have 7 under construction right now.

  25. Tithing • Alachua Habitat for Humanity tithes 10% of our unrestricted revenues to Habitat For Humanity International. • We have built 58 houses in the third world.

  26. Goals • Our five year goal is to complete building all 60 homes in Celebration Oaks. • We also want to have one additional house in the process of being built at all points in time.

  27. Progress • January 1, 2006 - 10 Families • June 30, 2006 - 14 Families • November 30, 2006 - 17 Families • December 31, 2006 – 20 Families • We completed 1 house in Archer in June and now we are building a house in Micanopy. • We are raising awareness of our program throughout the county. • Thrift Store

  28. Current Needs • Day of Prayer • Volunteers • Financial Support

  29. Things you may not have known: • We are Christian based organization with a strong commitment to God. • We begin our builds with a prayer. • We pray at our Ground Breaking and House Dedication ceremonies. • The Christian Bible enters all homes along with the keys.

  30. Thank you! “…let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action.” 1 John 3:18

  31. Hurricane Relief

  32. Current Needs • Day of Prayer • Volunteers • Financial Support

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