ABOUT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
Habitat for Humanity of Bay County Florida, Inc. welcomes supporters from all faiths to help Habitat in its mission to provide affordable housing for families in need.
WHAT IS HABITAT FOR HUMANITY?
• Habitat for Humanity is a Christian-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to build homes, communities, and hope. We serve our community and local families whose income is between 35% and 70% of the area median income.
• Affordable homeownership is important for many reasons: it stabilizes families, improves children’s health and academic performance, and frees up income for other needs, giving families a hand up (not a hand out) on the economic ladder.
• There are more than 1,500 Habitat affiliates in the
• Habitat Affiliates tithe 10% of undesignated revenues to Habitat International to build homes in countries outside the United States.
HOMES
• Since 1990, Habitat for Humanity of Bay County, Florida, Inc. has served 79 families, Housing over 163 individuals.
• Habitat homes are typically 3 bedrooms with two bathrooms and a covered entrance way.
• Habitat houses are sold to partner families with zero interest mortgages, making home ownership affordable. Homeowners contribute “sweat equity” and their mortgage payments are recycled into the “Fund for Humanity” to build additional homes.
• By incorporating new construction as well as rehabilitation of existing homes, Habitat ensures the most
VOLUNTEERING
Volunteers must be at least 16 years old and can sign up online. Volunteering builds fellowship and promotes teamwork within the group. Building or rehabbing homes is not the only way for people to get involved with Habitat’s mission. Office work, volunteering with Habitat’s ReStore are some other ways for volunteers to help.
NON-PROSELYTIZING POLICY
As a matter of policy, Habitat for Humanity International and its affiliated organizations do not proselytize. This means that Habitat will not offer assistance on the expressed or implied condition that people must either adhere to or convert to a particular faith, or listen and respond to messaging designed to induce conversion to a particular faith.
FUNDING
• Habitat Bay’s funding relies on an array of sources, including mortgage payments made by homeowners, government housing assistance programs, and contributions from individuals, companies, organizations, and houses of worship. We also generate revenue through our ReStores, where every donation to and purchase from goes back into supporting our mission.
Habitat’s ReStore Retail & Donation Centers are open to the public and offer appliances, construction items, discontinued and overstock items, electronics, flooring, furniture, hardware,
The ReStore offers free pick-up service for TWO or MORE LARGE items, which can be arranged by calling (850) 814-4230 or schedule yourself online.
“ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS STORE. THEY HAVE EVERYTHING. FRIENDLY PEOPLE THAT LOVE WHAT THEY DO. I CAME LOOKING FOR ONE THING AND LE…”
Meg and Michael Avery, Panama City