Houston Habitat for Humanity
Building homes, communities and hope
OUR VISION
A world where everyone has a decent place to live.
OUR MISSION
Seeking to put God’s love into action, Houston Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope.
Over 35 years, Houston Habitat for Humanity built more than 1,100 homes in 14 Houston neighborhoods, including the Fifth Ward, Northeast Houston, and Southeast Houston. The organization has developed eleven new communities on raw tracts of land. All Houston Habitat homeowners have incomes at or below 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI) for the greater Houston area. Many have young children and believe homeownership will help them secure brighter futures for their families. Some are seniors who never gave up on their lifelong dreams of homeownership. Nearly all are first-time homeowners.
Habitat Houston believes everyone deserves a decent and affordable place to live. Now more than ever, homeownership is out of reach for most low-income families due to systemic denial of access to affordable mortgages and a decreased supply of affordable homes. The resulting homeownership gap is most significant for Black and Hispanic families and is recognized as the primary source of wealth disparity between White and families of color in the United States. More than 90% of Houston Habitat homeowners are Black or Hispanic and reflect the composition of neighborhoods we work to revitalize. By increasing homeownership in these groups, Houston Habitat is working to close the wealth gap for people of color.
Category: Community Development
Cause: Housing and Neighborhood Development
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