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Northwest Michigan Habitat for Humanity
Petoskey
Hero Story
Building 43 new and affordable homes by 2025!
…and that's just the beginning
Foundations For Our Future
Northwest Michigan Habitat for Humanity is in the midst of the largest residential home building campaign in the organization's 32 year history! Through the Foundations For Our Future Campaign, our organization is boldly responding to the housing crisis by raising the $5 million in capital needed to construct 43 affordable homes in Emmet and Charlevoix counties by 2025.
By reaching our $5 million goal, we will significantly increase our capital pool to fund upfront construction costs. As homes are built they are sold to qualified Program Partners, and those sales help to fund the next round of builds. In this way, the Foundations For Our Future campaign will create a sustainable way for our affiliate to permanently increase yearly home builds from 3-4 per year to 13+.
That's an increase of 400%!
The housing shortage is a well known, complex issue in Northern Michigan. According to recent studies, Emmet County alone needs more than 450 new homes to keep up with demand. Through this campaign, we are tackling nearly 10% of that demand! Plus, by working with our mortgage partners we ensure our homeowners don't pay more then 30% of their annual income to housing costs.
Our affiliate is almost entirely funded through local donations and volunteers, and our community has stepped up to the challenge! Over 800 hours and 70 individual volunteers have worked to help us achieve our goals. These volunteers and fundraisers are not only building homes, they're building hope for our up north community. Numerous studies in our area have linked affordable housing (and the lack thereof) to every other issue plaguing Northern Michigan. We firmly believe that by providing more affordable housing for our community we will be able to have a lasting impact on our community's health, education, environment, and economy.
There's no question that we've made a difference when we get to help a program partner move into their new, safe, and affordable home. The worry they've had for months over whether their home will be sold out from under them, or whether they'll be able to find somewhere safe when their lease is up just melts away. At NMHFH we get to help individuals build and reach their dreams and we help our community discover just how vibrant it can be with a hand up.
Northwest Michigan Habitat for Humanity
Petoskey
Hero Story
Building 43 new and affordable homes by 2025!
...and that's just the beginning
Foundations For Our Future
Northwest Michigan Habitat for Humanity is in the midst of the largest residential home building campaign in the organization's 32 year history! Through the Foundations For Our Future Campaign, our organization is boldly responding to the housing crisis by raising the $5 million in capital needed to construct 43 affordable homes in Emmet and Charlevoix counties by 2025.
By reaching our $5 million goal, we will significantly increase our capital pool to fund upfront construction costs. As homes are built they are sold to qualified Program Partners, and those sales help to fund the next round of builds. In this way, the Foundations For Our Future campaign will create a sustainable way for our affiliate to permanently increase yearly home builds from 3-4 per year to 13+.
That's an increase of 400%!
The housing shortage is a well known, complex issue in Northern Michigan. According to recent studies, Emmet County alone needs more than 450 new homes to keep up with demand. Through this campaign, we are tackling nearly 10% of that demand! Plus, by working with our mortgage partners we ensure our homeowners don't pay more then 30% of their annual income to housing costs.
Our affiliate is almost entirely funded through local donations and volunteers, and our community has stepped up to the challenge! Over 800 hours and 70 individual volunteers have worked to help us achieve our goals. These volunteers and fundraisers are not only building homes, they're building hope for our up north community. Numerous studies in our area have linked affordable housing (and the lack thereof) to every other issue plaguing Northern Michigan. We firmly believe that by providing more affordable housing for our community we will be able to have a lasting impact on our community's health, education, environment, and economy.
There's no question that we've made a difference when we get to help a program partner move into their new, safe, and affordable home. The worry they've had for months over whether their home will be sold out from under them, or whether they'll be able to find somewhere safe when their lease is up just melts away. At NMHFH we get to help individuals build and reach their dreams and we help our community discover just how vibrant it can be with a hand up.