Since 1991, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville has partnered with more than 110 hard-working low income families in the area to help them realize their dream of home ownership.
Habitat doesn’t give away houses, but instead offers Partner Families the opportunity to earn “sweat equity” building their homes and those of their neighbors. Utilizing volunteer labor and donations, Habitat is able to sell homes to Partner Families at no profit with a zero interest mortgage. In turn, Partner Family mortgage payments feed the Fund for Humanity, allowing us to build even more homes.
This approach has made a big difference in the lives of many hard-working Partner Families. But, given the extent of the local affordable housing crisis, we need to think bigger.
Our New Paradigm, a powerful approach to this crisis, has allowed us to build more homes, to a higher standard, on less land. This new, entrepreneurial model, is creating stable mixed-income communities.
The stages of the New Paradigm include
- Paton Street, the first Habitat for Humanity mixed income community in Virginia;
- Sunrise, the nation’s first ever trailer park transformation without resident displacement; and,
- Southwood, the area’s greatest remaining opportunity to eradicate local housing poverty.
Habitat is hiring! The Habitat Store and Southwood Mobile Home Park have open positions. Click here to learn more.
City Council Endorses Habitat's Elliott Plan
On Tuesday, May 10, Charlottesville City Council voted to accept Habitat and Southern Development's proposal for a 57 unit mixed income development on Elliott Avenue.
Casa Alma Aids Partner Family
Partner Family Larry Washington and his daughter will have the opportunity to live in a CASA Alma house while their Habitat home is under construction.
