Day 5 of 30 Days of Compassion: Help Habitat for Humanity

Day 5 of 30 Days of Compassion from Interfaith Paths to Peace

Become a volunteer for Louisville Metro Habitat for Humanity and Help Build a Bright Future for People who need your help!

http://www.hfhlouisville.org/

What is Habitat for Humanity International?

• A nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry that has helped to build over 500,000 decent, affordable houses and served 2.5 million people worldwide.
• Our vision: a world where everyone has a decent place to live.
• Founded in 1976 by Millard Fuller and his wife, Linda.

	Habitat volunteers and homeowners build side-by-side in New Orleans, Louisiana

How does it work?

• Through volunteer labor and donations of money and materials, Habitat builds and rehabilitates simple, decent houses alongside our homeowner partner families.
• In addition to a down payment and monthly mortgage payments, homeowners invest hundreds of hours of their own labor 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 homeowners’ monthly mortgage payments are used to build still more Habitat houses.