Who We Are
Who We Are
Through Shelter, We Empower.
By partnering with donors and volunteers, Habitat builds new or rehabilitates existing homes and sells them to qualified, low-income families using an affordable mortgage.
Monthly mortgage payments are set at 30% or less of the homeowner’s income making homeownership an affordable reality.
Habitat for Humanity is a private nonprofit organization that is funded through the generosity of local individuals, businesses and faith organizations.
What We Do
Affordable Housing
The local housing statistics speak for themselves:
In Lee County, 79,309 households spend more than 30% of their income on housing. (UF Shimberg Center, 2019)
Florida has only 25 affordable and available rental units for every 100 low-income renters (those with incomes at or below 30% of the area median). (Florida Housing Coalition, Home Matters, 2021)
The Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area is more expensive than 79% of the state of Florida. Since 2019, rent in Lee County has increased 45%. (Rent Data, 2021)
In Lee County, a worker has to make $47,880 to afford the fair market rent for a two-bedroom rental, though the estimated median renter wage is $43,389. (National Low Income Housing Coalition, 2021)
Details
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| contact@habitat4humanity.org |
