Habitat for Humanity

About

• A Nonprofit NGO that focuses on building Affordable Housing
• Uses a large amount of volunteers
• Would be a good partner with the OBI
• They seem to be growing exponentially - took them 50 years to go X - [1]
• $90k home + financing + 300-450 hours of sweat equity are required in Louisiana [2]

Families Served

Programs

• RV - Care-a-Vanners - travel in your RV - and help habitat over a typical 2 week period. [3]

Potential Branches to Collaborate With

Florida

• The Clay County Branch's Website
• The page on volunteering with them

Florida Collaboration Preliminary Analysis

• Average cost of what they build is ~90,000 USD supposedly (may want more sources / info etc)

External Links

• The Wikipedia Page on Habitat for Humanity
• Their Website
• http://www.habitat.org/getinv/events/world-habitat-day/housing-facts

Chapters and Track Record

• Asheville chapter - appears to build about 15 houses per year - [4]. Full time staff of 49 and 6 part time. Average is 1200 sf, 3 bed.
  • Equivalent of about 3 person years per house: 6000 hours per house.

Links

• Habitat NOVA
• New CEO in 2005 at $210k after firing last one on sexual harassment allegations - [ny times 2005 article