•Habitat for Humanity International listed Habitat Birmingham as 6th ranked out of over 1500 other affiliates in the US.

•Builds quality, affordable housing and revitalizes existing houses that encourages family stability and promotes self-sufficiency, educational achievement and responsible citizenship.

•Receives more than 3,200 requests for housing assistance each year.

•Completes a minimum of 40-45 new houses each year; to date more than 350 homes to date.  Also sponsored almost 100 families internationally through our tithe program.

•Houses are sold to low-income families at cost and financed at zero percent interest; houses are not given away.

•Began Home Repair Program in March 2006; to date nearly 160 families have benefited from Habitat’s critical repair program. Families qualify based on proof of ownership of home and income.

•Provided more than 1,500 men, women and children with quality, affordable housing and improved living conditions in Jefferson, Shelby, and Walker counties.

•The cost to fully sponsor a family to live in a house starts at $44,000. The average principal payment for families is currently $300 per month.  

• A family selection committee evaluates prospective homeowners for new construction using three criteria: (1) Need for quality, affordable housing; (2) Willingness to partner with Habitat Birmingham (minimum 300 “sweat equity” hours and 10 hours of homeownership education workshops); (3) Ability to repay a zero percent interest mortgage.

• In addition to building new homes and repairing existing homes, Habitat Birmingham is now using funds received from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program to buy and rehabilitate abandoned and foreclosed homes in the Birmingham area.

• 501(c)(3) charitable organization governed by a local Board of Directors made up of a diverse group of community, business and religious leaders. Click here for a copy of our latest Form 990.    View our latest Annual Report .