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Welcome to Canyon County Habitat for Humanity |
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Written by Administrator
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Sunday, 21 September 2008 11:25 |
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Canyon County Habitat for Humanity is a locally run affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing organization. Habitat for Humanity works in partnership with the local community to build affordable housing. The houses then are sold to those in need at no profit and with no interest charged.
Volunteers provide most of the labor while individual and corporate donors provide money and materials to build Habitat houses. Partner families themselves invest hundreds of hours of labor - "sweat equity" - into building their homes and the homes of others. Their mortgage payments go into a revolving Fund for Humanity that is used to build more houses.
There are more than 2,100 active affiliates in 92 countries, including all 50 states of the United States, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico. Habitat invites people of all backgrounds, races and religions to build houses together in partnership with families in need.
Habitat for Humanity International was founded in 1976 by Millard Fuller. Over 300,000 homes have been built worldwide, housing over 1.5 million people.
Habitat for Humanity of Idaho's State Support movement was started when Pam Peterson from Palouse HfH and Verne Blalack from Silver Valley HfH attended an Habitat for Humanity International training session in 1995. There they became aware of the possibilities a State Organization could provide in resource development. As a result of this meeting 12 HfH affiliated organizations have been founded in Idaho.
Canyon County Habitat for Humanity was formed in 1995 as an affiliate of this international effort. Canyon County Habitat for Humanity has become a part of the solution by building simple, decent, affordable homes in partnership with families in need. Our local affiliate has helped 10 families become homeowners, we have provided the opportunity for hundreds of local volunteers to help build a better community, and we have unfailingly promoted the principle of helping others who are less fortunate.
Habitat does not build houses FOR families; rather, we build alongside those who demonstrate need and willingness to partner with Habitat. Partner families invest hundreds of hours of their own labor ("sweat equity") into the houses. Monthly mortgage payments (on a no-interest, no profit loan) go into a revolving Fund for Humanity to help with the construction of more houses. Through this approach, Habitat gives partner families a hand up, restoring the hope and dignity that hardship can strip away.
Habitat worksites are places to build relationships as well as homes. While Habitat was founded on biblical principals, Habitat's self-help solution to the blight of substandard housing is popular with people from many political, professional, ethnic and religious backgrounds.
For more information, contact us today!
Canyon County Habitat for Humanity
5214 E. Cleveland Blvd. Suite C
Caldwell, ID 83607
208-459-3344 office
208-459-0434 fax
ReStore 208-459-1798
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 31 December 2009 13:00 )
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