The Steve Case Foundation and our corporate families who are participating in this effort deserve all the credit for helping so many families rebuild their lives. New homes are built by Oklahoma volunteers donating their time, money and materials. Each completed home is then sold to a qualifying family at no profit and with no interest. Ann Felton, local Chair of the Board for Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity, said the funds will go towards helping as many Oklahomans as possible who lost a home or an apartment as a result of the tornadoes and who were without homeowner's or renter's insurance. A family selection committee, composed of trained volunteers, will choose new Habitat homeowners based on their willingness to become partners in the program and their ability to repay the no interest loan.
Habitat families undergo a screening process which includes a credit check.
People all across our state lost everything in the early May tornadoes. This money will go toward assisting many of those who did not have insurance. Many Oklahomans can now have affordable, permanent housing.