Houston County Habitat for Humanity became an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International on October 1, 1991. Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry the builds decent affordable homes for low income families who are living in sub-standard housing today. Our affiliate works only in Houston County Georgia.

Habitat for Humanity was established by Millard and Linda Fuller in 1976. Since that time, it has expanded into every state in the union. As of April 1, 2005, there were 1699 affiliates in the United States. There are 86 affiliates in the state of Georgia. Habitat is also in 103 foreign countries and has five regional offices scattered around the world. Many people are under the impression that Jimmy Carter is the President of Habitat. This is not true; however, every year since 1984, President Carter has participated in a Jimmy Carter work project. Each year he lends his name to a project and he donates one week of his time to the project.

We have a Family Selection Committee that selects the families for home ownership. We also have a Family Support Committee that is responsible for helping the families to become successful homeowners. Becoming a homeowner represents a big step for a family who has never owned a house before. We are fortunate in that we have had several houses sponsored by area churches. All of the other houses have been constructed with recycled mortgage money and with contributions from supporters.

Our Accomplishments
During the 15+ years that we've been a Habitat affiliate, we have built 10 houses in the Perry area, 27 in Warner Robins; and 1 in Haynesville, for a total of 38 houses. Thirty-eight families have been able to move from sub-standard housing into decent, affordable and safe housing. We hold the mortgages and escrow the taxes and insurance on the houses. The mortgage money is recycled to finance the construction of new houses.

This affiliate has a full time Executive Director and a part-time bookkeeper. We do everything we can with volunteer help. We really appreciate your interest in Habitat and you can be certain that any contribution that you make will help us to advance our mission.

Our Mission Habitat for Humanity works in partnership with God and people everywhere from all walks of life, to develop communities with God's people in need by building and renovating houses so that there are decent houses in decent communities in which every person can experience God's love and can live and grow into all that God intends.

What We Do Select a family based upon need, ability to pay, and willingness to partner with Habitat. Each family must contribute 500 hours of "sweat equity". Construct a home for the family. Use volunteer labor for as many tasks as possible. Sell the house to the family at no profit. Finance the house over a 15-25 year period with a no-interest mortgage. Nurture and support the family throughout the selection, construction, and early ownership phases to address the needs of the family relative to them becoming homeowners.