After a family is approved through the family selection process, they contribute 500 hours of sweat equity labor to the construction of their home and the homes of other Habitat families. Once completed, a home is sold at no profit with a zero-interest mortgage. Mortgage payments are based on 25 percent of the family s monthly income, and Habitat reinvests all payments into the program to build additional homes for families in need. Brothers Redevelopment, Inc. is a local, non-profit housing redeveloper, founded in 1971. Since that time, BRI has concentrated on programs that allow low-income elderly and disabled persons to continue living independently in their homes and communities.
Brothers also owns and manages apartments for low-income seniors.