BUILDING MORE THAN HOUSES . . . BUILDING HOPE
Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, an
affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, was founded in 1996
with the conviction that every man, woman and child should have a
decent and safe place to live. UCHFH builds simple and
affordable homes in partnership with those in need. Through volunteer
labor and donations of money and materials, we have built and
rehabilitated eleven houses. A non-denominational Christian
housing ministry, Ulster County Habitat for Humanity invites people
of all backgrounds, races and religions to build together in partnership.
Habitat succeeds in introducing into
neighborhoods the most basic building block of any community - the
homeowner. We provide resources and guidance to our aspiring
partner families, and they and their communities undergo positive change.
Volunteers provide most of the labor and
individual, group and corporate donors provide money and materials to
build Habitat houses. Families purchase their homes through
zero interest mortgages. Partner families themselves invest
hundreds of hours of labor -"sweat equity"- into building
their homes and the homes of others. Their mortgage payments go into
a revolving fund that is used to build more houses. |
