About Us

Habitat for Humanity of Baldwin County became an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International in 1992.
To date 55 homes have been built with families in need.

You are welcome to join with us in this Ecumenical Christian Ministry to provide simple, decent shelter for all of God's people in need.  Habitat for Humanity has always had a policy of building with people in need regardless of race or religion, and we welcome volunteers and supporters from all backgrounds.

Habitat for Humanity of Baldwin County is an Ecumenical Christian Organization which:

• Helps families in substandard living conditions earn decent affordable homes by providing a hand-up not a handout through sweat equity partnerships and no interest loans.
• Improves the quality of life for families and individuals in need by providing essential tools, education, and opportunities.
• Mobilizes individuals, churches, businesses and government to assist in our efforts
• Recognizes, affirms, and celebrates the spirituality of Habitat for Humanities mission and encourages volunteerism and partnership as core values of the organization.

The Need in Baldwin County
In the year 2000 Baldwin County was home to 140,415 people and 55,336 households. Even though Baldwin County is one of the fastest growing, most affluent counties in Alabama, 1 in 10 people live in poverty. The rising cost of housing here leaves low-income families little money for other basic necessities like food, clothing or health care. Substandard housing can endanger health and safety, erode hope and self-worth, and impair a child’s ability to succeed in school.

Baldwin County is somewhat unique because it has a much higher concentration of vacation and waterfront properties than other Alabama Counties. Development and new business investments in the county have caused property values throughout the county to rise rapidly and suitable land to build on is becoming scarce. Families are having a harder time finding safe and affordable housing, especially in expensive markets like Baldwin County.

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Habitat for Humanity International's Mission

• a grassroots Christian nonprofit organization dedicated to the elimination of poverty and substandard housing worldwide.
• believes that every person deserves, at least, a simple and decent place in which to live and grow into all that God intends for them to be
• builds or renovates houses in partnership with families who qualify for homeownership based on three criteria:  need, a willingness to partner with HFH and an ability to repay a no-interest mortgage
• works with people of all faiths and people of no faith
• sells its houses at no profit, with no interest charged
• has built and renovated over 200,000 houses worldwide since 1976

Habitat International History
Founded in 1976 by Millard and Linda Fuller, Habitat for Humanity International is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry dedicated to eliminating substandard housing and homelessness worldwide and to making adequate, affordable shelter a matter of conscience and action. Habitat invites people from all faiths and walks of life to work together in partnership, building houses with families in need.

How We Do it
Through volunteer labor and tax-deductible donations of money and materials, Habitat builds and rehabilitates simple, decent houses with the help of the homeowner (partner) families. Habitat houses are sold to partner families at no profit, financed with affordable, no-interest loans. The homeowners' monthly mortgage payments are recycled into a revolving Fund for Humanity that is used to build more houses.

Family Selection
Whether in the U.S. or overseas, families in need apply to local Habitat affiliates. The affiliate's family selection committee considers applicants' level of need, their willingness to become partners in the Habitat program and their ability to repay the no-interest loan. Every affiliate follows a nondiscriminatory policy of family selection. Neither race nor religion is a factor in choosing Habitat homeowner families.

If your family, or a family you know, is in need of decent, affordable housing, please check our Apply for a Home page where you will find information on the availability, size, costs, and sweat equity requirements for Habitat houses in our area, as well as information on the application process.

Habitat and its Affiliates
Habitat is a worldwide, grass-roots movement. There are more than 2,100 active affiliates in 100 countries, including all 50 states of the United States, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico. Use the Habitat for Humanity International affiliate search to find Habitat affiliates in other areas.

Habitat is a grass-roots movement. Concerned citizens from all walks of life come together as volunteers to form a Habitat affiliate in their community. Fundraising, house construction, family selection and other key decisions are carried out by the local affiliates. HFHI headquarters, located in Americus, Ga., provides information, training, support and other services to Habitat affiliates worldwide.

Donations
Donations are used as designated by the donor. Gifts received by us that are designated to a specific building project are forwarded to that project. Any undesignated gifts are used where most needed. Our most recent audited financial statement is available upon request.

Management
Our board of directors determines policy and monitors operations in conjunction with a board of advisors. Board members are dedicated volunteers who are deeply concerned about the problems of poverty housing in our community. We operate with an administrative staff, assisted by a core group of clerical and support employees and supplemented by long-term and short-term volunteers.

Government Support
Habitat does not accept government funds for the construction of new houses or for the renovation or repair of existing houses. Ocassionally, we accept government funds for "stage-setting" infrastructure needs (streets, sewers, etc.) , or for the acquisition of land, so long as the funds have no strings attached that would violate Habitat's principles.