Habitat for Humanity of Greater Palm Beach County
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
New & Home Repair Programs
Habitat for Humanity of South Palm Beach County (SPBC) is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization that works to provide affordable home ownership opportunities for qualified families in the cities of Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, and Boca Raton, Florida.
We build homes in partnership with families who demonstrate a need for housing and a willingness to work with us to purchase a home of their own. With the help of our generous supporters and volunteers, since our establishment in 1991 we have empowered over 125 families in our community to achieve their dream of owning a safe, decent and affordable home.
Habitat for Humanity homeowners qualify for an interest-free mortgage, make a modest down payment, and put in 400 hours of community service on their home and the homes of other Habitat families. Our families also attend workshops on financial management, home maintenance, and similar subjects to prepare them for the responsibilities of home ownership. The mortgages paid by Habitat homeowners in turn help to fund the construction of additional homes in our community.
Habitat for Humanity of South Palm Beach County is a Veteran’s Build Initiative affiliate. This is a national initiative to provide housing solutions, volunteer and employment opportunities to U.S. veterans, military service members and their families. We are proud to serve our active military and veteran families by providing new homes and home rehabilitation services to those who qualify. Our programs are truly a hand up, not a hand out!
The Door to Sustainability
Our Program Components:
• New Home Construction: We address the affordable housing crisis in Palm Beach County by building new homes with 3 to 5 bedrooms based on family size. Each home is sold with an interest free mortgage. Families that we work with are true partners in creating their own solutions as they each contribute 400 hours of sweat equity as part of their agreement with us, working on home builds, Neighborhood Revitalization projects and in our ReStores. Through the process, we teach them valuable skills that improve their ability to do home maintenance, integrate them into a community of people who give back, and often increase their opportunities for future employment.
• Education: Through education and mentoring, Habitat for Humanity of South Palm Beach County creates the pathway to successful home ownership, exposing our partner families to the empowering knowledge they need to make solid decisions for their families. Partnering with St. Paul’s Episcopal Church of Delray Beach as our host, and other contributing businesses and regional organizations, we provide 100 hours of curriculum including financial literacy, budgeting, insurance & escrow, wills, home maintenance, health/nutrition and parenting. We teach the families we serve to become successful homeowners who are educated to maintain their asset for generations to come.
• Neighborhood Revitalization: To assist current homeowners in need who due to low income, illness or age are unable to keep up with needed home repairs, our Neighborhood Revitalization program helps homeowners protect their property values, avoid liens, fines and lapsed insurance. We partner with families at incomes at 60% of AMI or lower by completing needed repairs; our projects often motivate surrounding homeowners and landlords to make improvements of their own, heightening property values in entire neighborhoods, and creating a renewed pride of ownership for all.
1. A Brush with Kindness (ABWK): These smaller revitalization efforts typically involve pressure cleaning, painting, debris removal and yard clean up normally costing up to $2,000.
2. Critical Repairs: These are larger projects such as roof repair or replacement, installation of new hurricane impact windows and doors, and accessibility ramps typically costing $10,000+.
• Volunteerism and Giving Back Where We Live and Work: One of our most important priorities is exposing the communities we serve to the need for affordable housing by providing many varied opportunities for volunteers. Contributing in their home communities toward construction, in our ReStores or at our offices, our volunteers meaningfully serve our mission. They act as the heart, soul and muscle of our operation as they experience the joy of giving back.
• Community Partnerships: Habitat for Humanity of South Palm Beach County ensures maximum impact on the communities we serve by building community coalitions (residents, government, churches, hospitals and health care providers, law enforcement, businesses and other nonprofits) through which we collaboratively complete community projects.
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
HFHSPBC has set landmark goals for 2017; we will build 10 homes and complete 35 Neighborhood Revitalization Projects in our service area. We will also work with the residents of the Pearl City/Lincoln Court neighborhood of Boca Raton, Watergate Estates and the Heart of Boynton Beach communities to build and strengthen resident-led community coalitions.
This holistic approach expands HFHSPBC's partnership with new homeowners and volunteers to include relationships with entire neighborhoods - churches, government, businesses, hospitals, law enforcement and non-profits. We empower residents to take action, helping them to solve issues in housing, healthcare, and education. The impact has a long-term influence on a community's quality of life.
The objective of our Neighborhood Revitalization program is to improve the quality of life for low-income families whose homes are in need of repair but due to age, illness or income, owners are unable to keep their homes in a safe and sanitary condition. HFHSPBC believes strong and stable homes help build strong and stable communities.
• These projects may be A Critical Home Repair typically costing $10,000+. These include repairs such as roof, door, window replacement, wheelchair accessibility ramps, stucco or soffit work.
• Other homes may just require the support of A Brush with Kindness project that is smaller in scope and includes exterior pressure cleaning, painting and yard cleanup.
The Veterans Build Initiative Program is an important piece of our Door to Sustainability Program. To date, approximately half of our Neighborhood Revitalization projects have benefitted veterans and military families.
Due to financial constraints and health-related issues, veterans and military families in South Palm Beach County too often find that they are unable to properly maintain their homes. Over time, the homes fall into ill repair and eventually create unsafe, unhealthy conditions for the military families that own them. The neighbors sometimes ostracize them for allowing their homes to fall into disrepair, for damaging the neighborhood aesthetic, and lessening property values.
The initial outcomes ensure that qualifying families have safe, secure and healthy places to live, that they will not lose their homes due to lack of insurance or city violations and that they will rejoin their communities and not be socially isolated. Intermediate outcomes ensure that participants can continue living in their existing homes while enjoying a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment. They will also have the opportunity to forge a bond with other military families in similar circumstances. Long-term benefits ensure that participating families enjoy lasting health benefits from living in a safer environment, that they will have continued support for their housing issues, and that they are able to rejoin their neighbors in social situations as integral members of their communities.
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Ethics and transparency
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