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- EIN 35-1753977
- (812) 334-9770
- 213 E Kirkwood Ave Bloomington IN 47408-3532 USA
- monroecountyhabitat.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Christianity, Homeless & Housing, Housing Development, Construction & Management, Religion
Mission: Habitat for humanity of monroe county, inc (hfh) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to eliminating the cycle of poverty by partnering with local families to build simple, decent, affordable housing. Families pay interest-free mortgages for their homes, which are built for a lower cost because of the use of volunteer labor and donations from the community. Families qualify for habitat's home ownership program by meeting three basic criteria:-need for housing-all families demonstrate that they are currently living in substandard or unaffordable housing and cannot qualify for another program or traditional home loan. -ability to pay-homeowners must be able to pay their affordable, 0% interest mortgage as well as their other expenses. Their income should fall between 25-70% of the area's median income. -willingness to partner-each adult who will live in the habitat home is required to invest a minimum of 250 hours of sweat equity. Sweat equity includes taking mandatory home ownership
Programs: Habitat for humanity of monroe county's (hfh) mission is to provide residential housing for low income families who have been residents of monroe county and adjacent counties for at least a year. Families pay an affordable 0% interest mortgage. Hfh commits to train and equip families for home ownership through a series of homeowner education courses that include money management, homeowner's insurance, avoiding predatory lending and home maintenance.
habitat restore is a home improvement store that collects donated building materials, furniture, appliances, and other home goods and sells them to the general public at a discounted rate. The profits from restore sales go to support the work of habitat for humanity of monroe county.