DeKalb County’s affiliate chapter of Habitat for Humanity is accepting applications for its third partner family.
Applications will be accepted through Tuesday, September 15th.
An informational meeting is set for Thursday night, August 27th starting at 6:30 p.m. in the basement of the courthouse. Families may attend this meeting to pick up an application and receive assistance in completing the form.
If interested partner families cannot attend the meeting, you may call the local Habitat chapter at 215-8111 and leave a message with your name, address, and phone number. One of the Habitat volunteers will mail an application to you.
To qualify, applicants must: (1) have lived in DeKalb County for at least one year; (2) be willing to partner with Habitat to realize dreams of home ownership; (3) currently occupy inadequate or substandard housing; (4) demonstrate the ability to pay a mortgage; and (5) fall within Habitat’s income guidelines.
All applications will be reviewed and considered by Habitat’s Family Selection Committee before a partner family is selected. The partner family will work with Habitat on construction of their home and to develop the skills necessary for successful home ownership. Construction labor is provided by Habitat volunteers, and some materials are donated by Habitat supporters, as well.
Once the home is completed, the partner family will be given a 20-year no interest mortgage for the purchase price, based solely on the cost of materials and related services. Under these terms, qualifying families can expect to pay from between $200 and $300 per month to be in their own home.
The local Habitat chapter has constructed homes for two partner families in DeKalb County, Denise Perry and her children and Felicia Gibbs and her children. Both homes are located on Adams Street
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