Organization: HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ORANGE COUNTY
Mission: HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF ORANGE COUNTY CHANGES LIVES BY BRINGING TOGETHER GOD'S PEOPLE AND RESOURCES.
Activities: HABITAT FOR HUMANITY PARTNERS WITH FAMILIES TO CREATE BETTER, HEALTHIER, MORE FINANCIALLY STABLE LIVES. WITH OUR HELP, HABITAT HOMEOWNERS ACHIEVE THE STRENGTH, STABILITY, AND INDEPENDENCE THEY NEED TO BUILD A BETTER FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. THROUGH THE USE OF VOLUNTEER LABOR AND DONATIONS OF MONEY AND MATERIALS, HABITAT BUILDS HOMES FOR FAMILIES IN NEED, AND HOMES ARE SOLD WITH AFFORDABLE MORTGAGES. HOMEOWNERS MAKE MONTHLY PAYMENTS, WHICH ARE SET AT 30% OR LESS OF THEIR INCOME, MAKING HOMEOWNERSHIP AN AFFORDABLE REALITY. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, TWENTY NEW HOUSES WERE SOLD. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE ELEVEN HOMES BUILT OUTSIDE THE US WITH THE $50,134 TITHE GRANT MADE TO HABITAT INTERNATIONAL. IN CARRYING OUT ITS AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY STRENGTHENING ACTIVITIES, HABITAT SEEKS TO EDUCATE AND EMPOWER ITS HOMEBUYERS THROUGH A SERIES OF RELEVANT WORKSHOPS AND ONE-ON-ONE TRAININGS. HABITAT ALSO STRIVES TO EDUCATE THE BROADER COMMUNITY ABOUT THE CRISIS IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING BY INTRODUCING AND INVOLVING HUNDREDS OF NEW VOLUNTEERS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE INTO ITS WORK EACH YEAR. HABITAT PROMOTES THE POSITIVE VALUE OF DIVERSITY BY UNITING PEOPLE OF VARIED ECONOMIC, RELIGIOUS, SOCIAL, AND RACIAL BACKGROUNDS TO WORK TOGETHER TOWARD A COMMON GOAL BUILDING AND REPAIRING DECENT HOMES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FAMILIES IN NEED.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY'S "HOME PRESERVATION" PROGRAM IS FOR HOMEOWNERS WHO STRUGGLE TO MAINTAIN THEIR HOMES DUE TO THEIR AGE, DISABILITY, AND/OR FAMILY CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY STRENGTHENING BY HELPING HOMEOWNERS RECLAIM THEIR HOMES WITH PRIDE AND DIGNITY. INCLUDES BOTH EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR SERVICES (ROOF, PAINTING, LANDSCAPING, HVAC, WEATHER STRIPPING, PORCH/DECK, HANDICAP ACCESS, FLOOR, CEILING, AND OTHER REPAIR SERVICES). 32 FAMILIES SERVED.
THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY RESTORE IS A NONPROFIT HOME IMPROVEMENT STORE AND DONATION CENTER THAT SELLS NEW AND GENTLY USED FURNITURE, HOME ACCESSORIES, BUILDING MATERIALS, AND APPLIANCES TO THE PUBLIC AT A FRACTION OF THE RETAIL PRICE. THE LOCAL HABITAT FOR HUMANITY RESTORE IS PROUDLY OPERATED BY THE WAKE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY AFFILIATE VIA AN AGREEMENT WITH WAKE, ORANGE, AND DURHAM HABITAT AFFILIATES, WHO SHARE PROCEEDS OF ALL TRIANGLE NC RESTORES BASED ON DONATIONS BY COUNTY. DURING THE YEAR, DURHAM AND ORANGE HABITATS SOLD THE LOCAL RESTORE TO WAKE HABITAT, WITH ORANGE RECOGNIZING A GAIN OF $518,009 FROM THE SALE. PROCEEDS ARE USED TO BUILD HOMES, COMMUNITY, AND HOPE LOCALLY AND AROUND THE WORLD.
NTEE category: Housing & Shelter
Secondary category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building