Organization: NORTHERN OCEAN HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC
Mission: Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity, an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to create decent, affordable housing for those in need, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience with people everywhere.
Activities: Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity has had tremendous support throughout the year from the community, local businesses, chruches, schools and various civic organizations. Our re-store sells only donated items such as used furniture, household items and building materials. Most of the work is performed by volunteers. The funds earned from the re-store are used to pruchase the building materials for our houses.
A Home Preservation is Habitat's nationwide house preservation initiative, promoting service to low-income homeowners who struggle to maintain the exterior of their homes. It focuses on home-repair services such as painting, minor exterior repairs, landscaping and exterior clean-up. A Brush with kindness is part of Habitat's broader Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative that enables affiliates to offer a wide variety of construction solutions using the Habitat model. The result is a holistic approach that revitalizes the appearance of the neighborhood, encourages connections within the community, expands opportunities for volunteer engagement, and, most importantly, helps preserve affordable housing stock. Recently Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity has recognized the need to increase their mission outreach in order to assist more low income families with housing issues. By expanding the housing spectrum to include A Brush with Kindness, Weatherization and rehab we are capable of helping more families remain in simple, decent affordable housing.
NTEE category: Housing & Shelter
Secondary category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building