ASHEVILLE AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC

BUILDING AND REVITALIZING HOMES FOR OWNERSHIP: ASHEVILLE AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY (AAHH) BUILDS AND FINANCES 1, 2, 3, AND 4-BEDROOM HOMES AND TOWNHOMES, INCLUDING AGING IN PLACE UNITS BUILT SPECIFICALLY FOR AGE 55+. THE CONSTRUCTION AND SALE OF 16 NEW HOMES IN THE GLENN BRIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD (ARDEN) AND THE REVITALIZATION AND SALE OF 3 HOMES WAS COMPLETED IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025. CONSTRUCTION BEGAN AT NEW HEIGHTS, PHASE 2 (WEST ASHEVILLE), THE FUTURE SITE OF 60 HOMES. IN ADDITION TO CORE CONSTRUCTION VOLUNTEERS AND LOCAL SPONSORING GROUPS, 34 VISITING GROUPS (OF 6-20 VOLUNTEERS) VOLUNTEERED TO BUILD HOMES WITH ASHEVILLE HABITAT POST HURRICANE HELENE. THE FIRST HABITAT AFFILIATE IN NC AND THE LARGEST BUILDER OF GREEN BUILT-CERTIFIED HOMES IN THE STATE, ASHEVILLE HABITAT PROVIDES QUALIFIED LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY A HOME AND BUILD GENERATIONAL WEALTH.

REPAIRING EXISTING HOMES (TRADITIONAL & DISASTER): PRESERVING HOMEOWNERSHIP THROUGH AN AFFORDABLE HOME REPAIR PROGRAM HELPS LOW-INCOME AND OLDER ADULT RESIDENTS LIVE IN THEIR HOMES FOR LONGER, AND WITH SAFETY AND DIGNITY. HOME REPAIR PRESERVES THE CHARACTER, AFFORDABILITY, AND DIVERSITY IN OUR LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS. IN FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025, 23 TRADITIONAL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, AS THE FOCUS SHIFTED AFTER HURRICANE HELENE DEVASTATED ASHEVILLE AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. WITH NEARLY 100,000 HOMES DAMAGED, ASHEVILLE HABITAT IMMEDIATELY EXPANDED SERVICES TO INCLUDE A NEW DISASTER HOME REPAIR PROGRAM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER AGENCIES THROUGH ARCHR (ASHEVILLE REGIONAL COALITION FOR HOME REPAIR). ASHEVILLE HABITAT SERVES AS THE FIDUCIARY AGENT. THE NO-COST PROGRAM HELPS LOW-INCOME HOMEOWNERS WHOSE HOUSES WERE DAMAGED BY THE STORM, PARTICULARLY THOSE UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED, AND/OR INELIGIBLE FOR FEMA ASSISTANCE. IN FY25, 72 DISASTER REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED.