Brunswick County Habitat for Humanity, which was
founded in 1994, is a locally run affiliate of Habitat for Humanity
International; a non profit, ecumenical Christian housing
organization. Habitat for Humanity works in partnership with the
community and people in need to build and renovate decent,
affordable housing and positively impact the lives of deserving
people. We believe decent shelter is a matter of conscience and
action and invite others to work together to build houses with
families in need. Habitat International has built more than
250,000 homes around the world, providing more than 1 million people
in more than 3000 communities with decent affordable shelter.
Since our founding, Brunswick County Habitat for
Humanity, has completed 25 houses, with 2 currently under
construction, in neighborhoods from Shallotte to Bolivia and Boiling
Spring Lakes. In addition, working together with Senior
Resources, we have completed 3 major rehabilitation projects for the
elderly. Our partner families include young families with small
children, single parents and the disabled. Our homes are built
with volunteer labor and tax deductible donations, and are sold to
our partner families with a no-interest loan. Homeowners
invest a substantial amount of time and work – sweat equity - into
building their own homes and the homes of others prior to taking
over home ownership. The money collected from the mortgage
repayment is then used to help finance the construction of future
Habitat homes.