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Our Vision is a world where everyone<br />
has a safe and decent place to live.<br />
Our Mission is to mobilize community<br />
partners and volunteers in building<br />
affordable housing and promoting<br />
homeownership as a means <strong>of</strong><br />
breaking the cycle <strong>of</strong> poverty.<br />
OUR VALUES<br />
OUR CORE PROGRAM<br />
HOUSING<br />
FOR ALL<br />
HUMAN<br />
DIGNITY<br />
PARTNERSHIP<br />
FAITH IN<br />
ACTION<br />
DIVERSITY &<br />
INCLUSIVENESS<br />
THE HABITAT HOME-<br />
OWNERSHIP PROGRAM<br />
HABITAT HOMES ARE:<br />
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY<br />
PARTNER FAMILY CRITERIA<br />
We believe that<br />
access to safe,<br />
decent and<br />
affordable housing<br />
is a basic human<br />
right that should<br />
be available to all.<br />
We believe in the<br />
worth and dignity<br />
<strong>of</strong> every human<br />
being. We respect<br />
the people we serve<br />
and those who<br />
help us in this<br />
effort. People are our<br />
greatest resource.<br />
We believe we can<br />
best achieve our<br />
mission through<br />
meaningful and<br />
mutually beneficial<br />
partnerships with<br />
others.<br />
We believe that<br />
faith is lived through<br />
action. Building<br />
on our Christian<br />
foundation, we<br />
serve and work<br />
with people <strong>of</strong> all<br />
faiths and beliefs<br />
in a spirit <strong>of</strong> justice<br />
and compassion.<br />
We believe there is<br />
a role for everyone<br />
committed to<br />
our vision, mission<br />
and values, and<br />
we seek to enrich<br />
our organization<br />
through diversity.<br />
A HAND UP, NOT A HAND OUT<br />
Habitat achieves its mission<br />
through its homeownership<br />
program, which reduces the<br />
barriers to homeownership for<br />
families in financially vulnerable<br />
situations. Our model is one <strong>of</strong><br />
partnership, with communities<br />
coming together to work towards<br />
a common goal.<br />
∆ Constructed using donated<br />
funds, material and labour.<br />
∆ Sold at fair market value to<br />
low-income partner families<br />
through a no-interest<br />
mortgage.<br />
∆ Financed with payments set<br />
at 30% <strong>of</strong> a family’s gross<br />
income or less.<br />
Mortgage payments are<br />
reinvested in the local affiliate’s<br />
”Fund for Humanity” to finance<br />
the building <strong>of</strong> more Habitat<br />
homes locally.<br />
1. Living in housing that is<br />
overcrowded, unsafe,<br />
unhealthy or too expensive.<br />
2. Able to repay the fair market<br />
value <strong>of</strong> a Habitat home<br />
through a zero-interest, no<br />
down payment mortgage.<br />
3. Willing to partner with<br />
Habitat, contributing<br />
500 hours <strong>of</strong> “sweat equity”<br />
towards the building <strong>of</strong><br />
their own house.
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