Organization: HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF NORTHWEST METRO
Mission: HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF NORTHWEST METRO ATLANTA, INC. IS AN ECUMENICAL, CHRISTIAN HOUSING MINISTRY DEDICATED TO ELIMINATING POVERTY HOUSING.
Activities: HOUSES BUILT FOR LOW TO MODERATE INCOME PEOPLE, SOLD AT COST WITH NO INTEREST. IN 2019, 14 NEW HOMES WERE BUILT. NUMEROUS COMMUNITY RESIDENTS WERE SERVED AND THE LAUNCH OF THE "WOMEN'S BUILD" WAS STARTED. GROUND BROKE ON THE CRABAPPLE SUBDIVISION IN COBB COUNTY AND THE VETERAN'S PLACE SUBDIVISION IN DOUGLAS COUNTY, ONE OF ONLY TWO VETERAN'S ONLY SPECIFIC HABITAT DWELLINGS IN THE COUNTRY. PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ALL OVER THE WORLD PARTNER WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY TO BUILD OR IMPROVE A PLACE THEY CAN CALL HOME. HABITAT HOMEOWNERS HELP BUILD THEIR OWN HOMES ALONGSIDE VOLUNTEERS AND PAY AN AFFORDABLE MORTGAGE. WITH OUR HELP, HABITAT HOMEOWNERS ACHIEVE THE STRENGTH, STABILITY AND INDEPENDENCE THEY NEED TO BUILD A BETTER LIFE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. A HABITAT HOME IS A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR A FAMILY, AN OPPORTUNITY ON WHICH THEY CAN BUILD A BETTER LIFE. STRONG AND STABLE HOMES HELP BUILD STRONG AND STABLE COMMUNITIES. NW METRO ATLANTA HOMES ARE BUILT BY VOLUNTEERS WITH OVERSIGHT PROVIDED BY OUR CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, TRAINED HOUSE LEADERS AND CREW LEADERS. OUR CRAFTSMAN-STYLE HOMES HAVE PLANNED "STREETSCAPE" LANDSCAPING. THE HOMES HAVE THREE OR FOUR BEDROOMS AND TWO BATHS; THE AVERAGE SIZE IS APPROXIMATELY 1450 TO 1600 SQUARE FEET.
NTEE category: Housing & Shelter
Secondary category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building