HOME OWNERSHIP
• 1,100+ square feet
• Three bedrooms, one and a half baths
• Two-car garage
• 15- to 30-year no-interest, no-profit mortgage
• $130,000 cost
• Hundreds of hours of volunteer labor
• Average monthly mortgage payment $500
How Partner Families are Selected
• Need – Current living conditions must be sub standard, crowded or dangerous
• Willingness to partner by providing up to 500 sweat equity hours in the construction of their house
• Ability to repay no-interest mortgage
• Washington County residency for one year
Neither race nor religion is a factor in choosing partner families.
Call the Habitat office at 435-674-7669 for information on the next selection process.
Olivia Auston Family
“We have a home we can call our own. We never thought we would have a home, or a safe place to play. We came from a place with lots of drug trafficking and lots of police because of it. There were no locks on the back door and because of this we had someone off the street walk in and ask my daughter for beer and cigarettes. He was arrested outside our house. There were always police on the street. Now, we never worry about strangers walking into our home. We have security. This has been a blessing and an answer to prayer for our family”. —Olivia
LeRoy and Sally Gilbert Family
Leroy and Sally each grew up in mobile homes. They were renting a trailer, living with their two sons when they were selected. The Washington County Board of Realtors sponsored their home.
“Habitat is making it possible to achieve our dream of making a better life for our children by giving them a chance to grow up in a home.” —Sally
Sonya Gelter Family
This house means protection for my five children. It is so gratifying to have my own home where my kids can have a safe haven from the environment we used to live in. They get to go to the same schools, and have the same friends knowing they will go to school with them the next year.
My children have been healthier since we moved into our new home. They were constantly sick in our old rental. Our neighborhood provides much support to us. It is great to belong to this larger family. —Sonya