We empower families by providing stability and security through homeownership of simple, decent, affordable homes.

This is not a give-away program. All of our families contribute 500 hours of labor - sweat equity - on either their own home or another partner-family's home in addition to making monthly mortgage payments.

Habitat partner families are:

The impact of housing on the lives of families runs deep. When a family owns the home they live in, they change the course of their children’s lives. Homeownership has been proven to:

Impacts of decent, affordable housing extend far beyond individual families, affecting the entire community. The availability of adequate housing:

By providing a hand up, not a hand out, our program maintains the dignity and pride of our homeowner families.

If you would like to apply for a Habitat for Humanity Home, please contact the affiliate in your area.

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“Being accepted into the Habitat family has been an honor for us. It has changed our lives.”

Rose’s story:

I am a single mother raising my family alone. I am also taking
care of my 47-year-old brother Mike, and my 43-year-old sister,
Karen, who both have mental disabilities and cannot live on their
own.

Being accepted into the Habitat family has been an honor for us.
It has changed our lives.

We are a family of seven and it has been a struggle to find an
affordable place to live with enough room to house all of us.
We could not afford a four-bedroom home, so we had to settle for
a three-bedroom apartment. We have a bed in our living room to
accommodate a sleeping space for everyone. It has been very hard.

I have been praying every night to God that he would open a door
for us so that we may live in our own home and have some stability
in our lives. Then I heard about Mt. Hood Habitat for Humanity
and I thought, “Hey, maybe this is what God wants me to do.” So
I attended the orientation, filled out the application, and endured
the selection process. We were accepted. Praise God!

As I watch the homes being built, I think to myself: these
are the most beautiful homes ever built; and what makes these
homes so special is that they are made with loving hands of
God’s people.

Dreams do come true. Rose moved into her home in September 2006.

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Did you know that Habitat for Humanity is working right in our own backyard?

For 25 years Habitat for Humanity has been building simple, decent, affordable homes right here in Oregon for hardworking families across the state. Habitat for Humanity homes are designed and built by local communities of dedicated volunteers and then sold at cost with zero-interest mortgages to qualifying partner families. Mortgage payments are often less than the cost of renting, and go into a revolving Fund for Humanity, which is used to build still more homes for Oregon families.

By providing a hand up, not a hand out, their program maintains the dignity and pride of Habitat for Humanity homeowner families.

Read more about how Habitat for Humanity is building the foundation of Oregon's future on their web site: www.habitatoregon.org.