What is Habitat for Humanity
Leeward Oahu?
Habitat for Humanity Leeward Oahu is
a local affiliate of a world-wide
organization that builds houses with
volunteer labor and sells those
houses to families in need at
affordable rates. It is our mission
to eliminate poverty housing in
Leeward Oahu. There is an affordable
housing and homelessness crisis in
Leeward Oahu. With our help,
families work alongside volunteers
to build a simple, decent home for
themselves.
Leeward Habitat, the newest Habitat
for Humanity affiliate in Hawaii, is
quickly establishing itself as a
champion for fighting the crisis of
poverty housing on Oahu. Already the
affiliate has completed seven homes,
has one home under construction, and
is working to begin their 25-home
project in Waianae.
Leeward Habitat cannot do this on
their own. Community and business
support is vital to making this
happen. Please look through this
website and find out ways that you
can get involved today!
Click here to download our brochure
for more information.
Habitat for Humanity
International
Habitat has built more than 200,000
houses around the world, providing more
than 1,000,000 people in more than 3,000
communities with safe, decent, affordable
shelter. Habitat International was founded in 1976 by
Millard Fuller along with his wife Linda.
To find out more about Habitat for
Humanity International, visit
www.habitat.org.
How does it work?
Through volunteer labor and 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 loans. The homeowners' monthly mortgage payments
are used to build still more Habitat houses.
Habitat is not a giveaway program. In addition to a down payment
and the monthly mortgage payments, homeowners invest hundreds of
hours of their own labor -- sweat equity -- into building their
Habitat house and the houses of others.
How are the partner families selected?
Families
in need of decent shelter apply to local Habitat affiliates. The
affiliate's family selection committee chooses homeowners based
on their level of need, their willingness to become partners in
the program and their ability to repay the loan. Every affiliate
follows a nondiscriminatory policy of family selection. Neither
race nor religion is a factor in choosing the families who
receive Habitat houses.
If your family, or a family you know, is in need of decent,
affordable housing, contact Habitat for Humanity Leeward Oahu
at (808) 696-7882.
Board of Directors
Robert
Sullivan, President
Ron Federizo, Vice President
Suzanne Leonida, Secretary
Leilani Guerrero, Treasurer
Kealoha Arelliano
Marilyn Castro
Jospeh Lapilio III
Michael Loscalzo
Dennis Miyashiro
Ross Rolirad
Staff
Ana Piloton,
Office
Manager
John Ayat, ReStore Manager
Benjamin Weinryb Grohsgal,
AmeriCorps VISTA Member
Shawn Davis, AmeriCorps VISTA Member
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