Habitat for Humanity’s main mission is “A HAND UP, NOT A HAND OUT”

Habitat for Humanity is an International nonprofit housing ministry that works both to eliminate poverty housing around the world and to make adequate housing a matter of conscience and action.

Internationally Habitat for Humanity has built over 400,000 houses worldwide. A new house dedicated every 24 minutes! Active affiliates in 200 countries around the world, helping to make a difference.

Habitat for Humanity Canada was founded in 1985 and alone has 72 affiliates nationwide and has built over 2400 homes.

As for us, Habitat for Humanity Saint John was incorporated and obtained a registered charity status in 1998. We have successfully built 15 homes and have undergone 2 home renovations. The Restore was built in 2008 which is located on 388 Rothesay Avenue, where donated used and surplus building materials and household goods are sold at a low price to help raise funds to continue building homes and hope.

Our homes have provided decent, affordable housing at no interest to local families who had met the Habitat criteria; we provide a hand-up not a hand-out.

We are currently accepting applications for home ownership. Apply today!

Habitat for Humanity is an independent, charitable, faith-based housing program dedicated to the elimination of poverty housing by building homes in partnership with families in need. We build simple, decent, and affordable houses and provide interest-free mortgages to families who would otherwise not be able to purchase their own home. The Habitat program is about home ownership and providing a long-term solution designed to break the poverty cycle.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY RAISES WALLS ON MILESTONE HOMES
WITH GOVERNOR GENERAL OF CANADA

~ Organization celebrates 2,000^th home built in Canada and 200^th home built by Habitat for Humanity Winnipeg ~ 

(WINNIPEG) June 18 – Their Excellencies the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and Mrs. Sharon Johnston, today joined Habitat for Humanity Canada in Winnipeg to erect the walls of the organization’s 2,000^th home and Habitat for Humanity Winnipeg’s 200^th home.  The Governor General – as patron of Habitat for Humanity Canada – and his wife expressed their congratulations for reaching this milestone by building alongside Habitat for Humanity volunteers and families, as well as the Right Honourable Edward Schreyer, former governor general of Canada, who also participated on the build.

“Over the last 26 years, Habitat for Humanity in Canada has provided safe, decent and affordable homes to more than 8,000 Canadians, including approximately 6,000 children,” said Stewart Hardacre, president and CEO, Habitat for Humanity Canada.  “It has been a pleasure to watch these families involve themselves in their communities, enjoy better health and improved education, and get better jobs as a result of owning their own home.  Watching them break out of the cycle of poverty makes all the hard work worthwhile.”

Building 2,000 homes in less than 26 years has taken time, effort and resources.  To date, Habitat for Humanity has worked with more than 300,000 volunteers in Canada, who have logged more than 11.2 million hours on build sites.  These volunteers, working under the direction of trained professionals, have hammered 35.4 million nails and screwed in 56,000 light bulbs.  They have also installed more than 3,000 toilets, 5,000 sinks, 24,000 windows and 36,000 doors, and applied 80,000 gallons of paint to help transform the houses into homes.

Habitat for Humanity’s 2,000^th home in Canada, sponsored by The Home Depot Canada, is located at 871 Nairn Street in Winnipeg, Manitoba – next door to Habitat for Humanity for Humanity Winnipeg’s 200^th house, sponsored by Schneider Electric. The 2,000^th house will be a two-story side-by-side home with three bedrooms and will be approximately 1,200 feet.  Construction is expected to be complete this November when Jeffrey, Rowena and their son and daughter will take possession of the home.   The family currently lives in a cramped one bedroom apartment with very poor insulation and no nearby space for the kids to play.  Before hearing that they had been approved for Habitat homeownership, they felt cramped, isolated and trapped without any escape.  Now, they have a newfound sense of hope and are ecstatic at the opportunity of affordable homeownership.

About Habitat for Humanity: Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit organization working for a world where everyone has a safe and decent place to live. The mission of the organization is to mobilize volunteers and community partners in building affordable housing and promoting homeownership as a means of breaking the cycle of poverty.