NL Housing and Homelessness Network Oct. 25, 2012.

NL Housing and Homelessness Network

Oct . 25, 2012

A world where everyone has a safe and decent place to live.

Vision

Build simple, decent, and affordable houses.

Partner with community and volunteers.

Promote home ownership as a means of breaking the cycle of poverty.

Motto: “a hand up - not a handout".

Mission

Established locally in 1994.

It is the only affiliate located in Newfoundland and Labrador.

In St. John’s /Mount Pearl we have built 37 homes.

Last year built 2 in Labrador City

Have provide homes for 124 children

Home Ownership Program:

◦Family Qualification and Selection Process: Need, Ability to Pay, Willingness to Partner Financial and Employment History References and Community Support

◦Families are required to contribute a minimum of 500 hours “sweat equity”.

◦Receive training and support.

Our Model

Home Ownership Program:

◦Houses appraised at fair market value.

◦SOLD with no cash down payment.

◦Mortgages held interest-free by Habitat.

◦Payments geared to income.

Our Model

Build 2010- Pleasantville

Global Village Build

ReStore

2012 & Beyond

4 More Homes to be completed by December

2 in Paradise, NL2 in Labrador City, NL

2013 – Habitat NL returns to Thailand on its 2nd Global Village Build

Developing a new Strategic Plan- focusing on Regional Expansion

Overarching Priority 

50 in 5 By build year 2017 we will have moved 50 new families into homes.

2012 & Beyond

Labrador West Build 2011 saw the first non Avalon Peninsula

build, with the Labrador West Housing & Homelessness Coalition partnering with the Adopt a Home program for the area.

Nelson WhiteHabitat for Humanity NL

55 Kenmount RoadP.O. Box 8910St. John’s, NL

A1B 3P6

Tel: (709) 737-5311Fax: (709) 737-5832Email: [email protected]: www.habitatnl.ca