• We are a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry.
• To accomplish these goals, we invite people of all backgrounds, races and religions to build houses together in partnership with families in need.
• Habitat for Humanity was founded in 1976 by Millard Fuller, along with his wife, Linda.
• Today, we have built over 350,000 houses around the world, providing more than 1.75 million people in 3,000 communities with safe, decent, affordable shelter.

• Our research shows that 8% of homes in Lee County (about 10,000) are considered to be substandard, resulting in an enormous backlog of families seeking a decent place to live right here in Lee County.
• Through volunteer labor and donations of money and materials, Habitat builds and rehabilitates simple, decent houses alongside our homeowner (partner) families.
• The rewards are many, including new self-respect, community pride and strengthened family bonds.
• Habitat is not a giveaway program. In addition to a down payment and monthly mortgage payments, homeowners invest hundreds of hours of their own labor (sweat equity) into building their Habitat house and the houses of others.
• Habitat houses are sold to partner families at no profit and financed with affordable loans.
• The money comes from donations made by individuals, places of worship, corporations and civic organizations. No federal government funds are used for the actual construction of homes. Funds are raised locally to build homes in our community.

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