HABITAT FOR HUMANITY PHILADELPHIA INC
1829 NORTH 19TH STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19121 www.habitatphiladelphia.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: WE BUILD AND REPAIR HOMES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOW INCOME FAMILIES, WITH VOLUNTEER & DONOR SUPPORT.

THROUGH ITS HOME OWNERSHIP PROGRAM, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY PHILADELPHIA PARTNERS WITH FAMILIES IN NEED OF DECENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING BECAUSE HABITAT'S SHARED VISION IS A WORLD WHERE EVERYONE HAS A DECENT PLACE TO LIVE. OFFERING A HAND UP, FUTURE HOMEOWNERS INVEST 350 HOURS OF SWEAT EQUITY ON HABITAT'S CONSTRUCTION SITES, COMPLETE 14 HOMEOWNERSHIP EDUCATION WORKSHOPS, AS WELL AS CONTRIBUTE ESCROW PAYMENTS TO COVER CLOSING COSTS. FAMILIES THEN PURCHASE THEIR HOUSE WITH AN AFFORDABLE MORTGAGE. HABITAT CAPTURES THE ENTHUSIASM OF MORE THAN 3,000 VOLUNTEERS ANNUALLY WHO HELP BUILD ALONGSIDE FUTURE HOMEOWNERS AND HABITAT LEVERAGES DONATIONS OF MONEY AND MATERIALS. HABITAT BUILDS STRENGTH, STABILITY AND SELF-RELIANCE THROUGH HOMEOWNERSHIP. HABITAT SOLD 6 HOMES IN FY2020 AND HAS SOLD 224 HOMES SINCE 1985.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY PHILADELPHIA'S HOME REPAIR PROGRAM MIRRORS THE HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM. IT PARTNERS WITH LOW INCOME FAMILIES WHO OWN THEIR HOME; HOWEVER, THEY CANNOT AFFORD THE CRITICAL REPAIRS NECESSARY TO PRESERVE THE HOME. OUR HOME REPAIR PROGRAM ADDRESSES: CRITICAL ISSUES TO STABILIZE HOMES, WEATHERIZATION WORK TO INCREASE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND REDUCE UTILITY BILLS, AND ADAPTIVE AGING-IN-PLACE IMPROVEMENTS TO HELP ELDERLY AND SPECIAL NEEDS HOMEOWNERS LIVE MORE SAFELY AND SELF-SUFFICIENTLY IN THEIR HOMES. THE HOMEOWNERS CONTRIBUTE SWEAT EQUITY WORK AND PAY NO INTEREST LOANS FOR THE COST OF THE PROJECT MATERIALS. HABITAT REPAIRED 56 HOMES IN FY2020, AND HAS COMPLETED REPAIRS ON 581 HOMES SINCE 2010.

THE RESTORE IS A DISCOUNT HOME IMPROVEMENT STOREFRONT OPERATED BY HABITAT PHILADELPHIA. THE RESTORE ACCEPTS DONATIONS OF NEW AND GENTLY USED FURNITURE, APPLIANCES, BUILDING SUPPLIES AND HOME GOODS, AND RESELLS THEM TO THE PUBLIC AT REDUCED COSTS. PROFIT FROM THE RESTORE IS RETURNED TO HABITAT PHILADELPHIA TO FUND HOMEBUILDING AND HOME REPAIR PROJECTS. THE RESTORE BENEFITS SHOPPERS AS A LOW COST SOURCE OF HOME GOODS; IT PROVIDES DONORS WITH AN EASY WAY TO DISPOSE OF UNWANTED ITEMS AND MATERIALS THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE BE THROWN AWAY; AND IT HELPS THE ENVIRONMENT BY KEEPING GOOD QUALITY, USABLE ITEMS OUT OF THE LANDFILL.

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