WACO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM: FAMILIES IN NEED OF A DECENT PLACE TO LIVE BUILD SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOMES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH US. HABITAT HOUSES ARE MODESTLY SIZED. THEY ARE LARGE ENOUGH FOR THE HOMEOWNER FAMILY'S NEEDS, BUT SMALL ENOUGH TO KEEP CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS AFFORDABLE. BY USING THE LABOR OF VOLUNTEERS AND PROSPECTIVE HOMEOWNERS, EMPLOYING EFFICIENT BUILDING METHODS, KEEPING HOUSE SIZES MODEST, USING DONATED CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND APPLIANCES, AND ISSUING NON-PROFIT, ZERO-INTEREST LOANS, WHFH MAKES ITS HOUSES AFFORDABLE FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES TO PURCHASE. AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP HELPS CREATE THE CONDITIONS THAT FREE FAMILIES FROM INSTABILITY, STRESS, AND FEAR AND ENCOURAGE SELF-RELIANCE AND CONFIDENCE. STUDIES SHOW THAT STRONG AND STABLE HOUSEHOLDS ARE FOUNDATIONAL TO CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH. WHEN A HOME FOSTERS --- INSTEAD OF HINDERS --- HEALTH AND SAFETY, FAMILIES CAN FLOURISH. OWNING AN AFFORDABLE HOME ALSO ALLOWS HOMEOWNERS TO LIFT UP THEIR ENTIRE FAMILY BY SAVING FOR THEIR FUTURES AND INVESTING IN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, BOLSTERING JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND CAREER GROWTH. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2027-2025, WHFH BUILT AND SOLD 1 NEW HOME AND COMPLETED AND SOLD ONE FULL-HOUSE REHABILITATION PROJECT THROUGH ITS LONG-TERM HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM. THE TOTAL HOMES BUILT AND SOLD OVER ALL YEARS IS 187. IN ADDITION, WHFH CONTRIBUTED $18,000 TO BUILD 4 HOMES IN EL SALVADOR.PROVIDING ZERO-INTEREST MORTGAGES TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES: WHFH SELLS HOMES AT COST THROUGH ZERO-INTEREST MORTGAGES MAKING HOMEOWNERSHIP POSSIBLE FOR VERY LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. AS OF JUNE 20, 2024, WHFH HAD 86 ACTIVE MORTGAGES.

CRITICAL HOME REPAIR AND WHEELCHAIR RAMP PROGRAM: WHFH PERFORMS CRITICAL HOME REPAIRS FOR LOW-INCOME HOMEOWNERS. IN ADDITION, WHFH BUILDS WHEELCHAIR RAMPS FOR LOW-INCOME HOMEOWNERS. IN THE PERIOD OF JULY 2024 - JUNE 2025, WHFH COMPLETED 87 WHEELCHAIR RAMPS AND 10 CRITICAL HOME REPAIR PROJECTS. TOTAL REPAIR AND WHEELCHAIR RAMP PROJECTS FOR ALL YEARS IS 653.