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Causes: Community & Neighborhood Development, Economic Development, Homeless & Housing, Housing Development, Construction & Management
Mission: To build and rehabilitate houses which are sold to low-income families through no-interest loans
Programs: Habitat homes are built in part with volunteer efforts and donated materials, keeping the overall costs lower. Partner families who become homeowners then pay the cost to build back through mortgage loans for a certain number of years. Habitat affiliates do not make a profit off of the homes they build. Since its incorporation in 1995, habitat for humanity of worcester county has completed over 20 home projects including builds from the ground up and critical repairs and rehabs.