Affiliate Fact Sheet About Milledgeville – Baldwin County Habitat for Humanity
·Milledgeville – Baldwin Habitat for Humanity (MBCHFH) has built 18 homes since 1994.
·Currently MBCHFH works in partnership with families to build at least 1 house per year.
·Our affiliate builds 3 – 4 homes with an average size of 1100 Square Feet.
·MBCHFH homeowners pay a combined total of more than $9,000 a year in property taxes.
·MBCHFH has an active board of 11 community leaders representing a cross-section of Milledgeville’s most committed citizens who have a 100% financial giving history for 2012.
·We are seeing a renewed enthusiasm among Habitat homeowners to pay mortgages on time and provide funds for more Habitat houses.
·Strong leadership by executive director, Murali Thirumal, an established and well connected community leader.
·Volunteer coordinator, Maggie Milner is diligently recruiting committed volunteers from the community in general, various churches, Georgia Military College and Georgia College
·We have rolled out an ambitious plan for a Founders Campaign to raise $100,000 by end of this year. The campaign is chaired by one of our founders, Dr. John Sallstrom. The proceeds will be used to administer and build the core mission of our existence; homes for the needy.
·We are currently in the process of finalizing plans for an affiliate endowment to raise $1,000,000 by end of FY 2017.
·Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry seeking to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world.
·Habitat for Humanity is a worldwide, grassroots movement with a presence in nearly 90 countries.
·In the United States, Habitat for Humanity’s work is accomplished at the community level by more than 1,500 affiliates – independent, locally run, nonprofit organizations.
·All U.S. Habitat affiliates are asked to “tithe” – give 10 percents of their contributions to fund house building work in other nations.
·Habitat for Humanity strives to make shelter a matter of conscience and action for all people. Partnering with Habitat for Humanity
·Families in need of decent shelter apply to local Habitat affiliates. The affiliate’s selection committee chooses homeowners based on their level of need, their willingness to partner with Habitat and their ability to repay the loan.
·Habitat houses are sold to partner families at no profit and financed with affordable loans. Mortgage length varies from seven to 30 years.
·Homeowners are required to invest hundreds of hours of their own labor – sweat equity – into building their own and other Habitat houses.
·Habitat for Humanity invites people of all backgrounds, races and religions to build houses in partnership with families in need. Habitat for Humanity Figures
·Since 1976, Habitat for Humanity has worked in partnership with families to build more than 300,000 houses around the world, providing more than 1.5 million people in more than 3,000 communities with safe, decent, affordable shelter.
·A record number of families had a better place to call home in FY 2008 because of Habitat and our partners. Habitat served more than 55,000 families globally through new, rehabilitated and repaired homes.
·Habitat is the 11th largest home builder in the United States (according to 2009 Builder Magazine).
·Habitat is the 14th largest nonprofit organization in the United States (according to the 2008 Chronicle of Philanthropy study).
·By the end of FY 2007, Habitat was helping improve the living situation of a partner family every 10 minutes.
·Currently MBCHFH works in partnership with families to build at least 1 house per year.
·Our affiliate builds 3 – 4 homes with an average size of 1100 Square Feet.
·MBCHFH homeowners pay a combined total of more than $9,000 a year in property taxes.
·MBCHFH has an active board of 11 community leaders representing a cross-section of Milledgeville’s most committed citizens who have a 100% financial giving history for 2012.
·We are seeing a renewed enthusiasm among Habitat homeowners to pay mortgages on time and provide funds for more Habitat houses.
·Strong leadership by executive director, Murali Thirumal, an established and well connected community leader.
·Volunteer coordinator, Maggie Milner is diligently recruiting committed volunteers from the community in general, various churches, Georgia Military College and Georgia College
·We have rolled out an ambitious plan for a Founders Campaign to raise $100,000 by end of this year. The campaign is chaired by one of our founders, Dr. John Sallstrom. The proceeds will be used to administer and build the core mission of our existence; homes for the needy.
·We are currently in the process of finalizing plans for an affiliate endowment to raise $1,000,000 by end of FY 2017.
·Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry seeking to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world.
·Habitat for Humanity is a worldwide, grassroots movement with a presence in nearly 90 countries.
·In the United States, Habitat for Humanity’s work is accomplished at the community level by more than 1,500 affiliates – independent, locally run, nonprofit organizations.
·All U.S. Habitat affiliates are asked to “tithe” – give 10 percents of their contributions to fund house building work in other nations.
·Habitat for Humanity strives to make shelter a matter of conscience and action for all people. Partnering with Habitat for Humanity
·Families in need of decent shelter apply to local Habitat affiliates. The affiliate’s selection committee chooses homeowners based on their level of need, their willingness to partner with Habitat and their ability to repay the loan.
·Habitat houses are sold to partner families at no profit and financed with affordable loans. Mortgage length varies from seven to 30 years.
·Homeowners are required to invest hundreds of hours of their own labor – sweat equity – into building their own and other Habitat houses.
·Habitat for Humanity invites people of all backgrounds, races and religions to build houses in partnership with families in need. Habitat for Humanity Figures
·Since 1976, Habitat for Humanity has worked in partnership with families to build more than 300,000 houses around the world, providing more than 1.5 million people in more than 3,000 communities with safe, decent, affordable shelter.
·A record number of families had a better place to call home in FY 2008 because of Habitat and our partners. Habitat served more than 55,000 families globally through new, rehabilitated and repaired homes.
·Habitat is the 11th largest home builder in the United States (according to 2009 Builder Magazine).
·Habitat is the 14th largest nonprofit organization in the United States (according to the 2008 Chronicle of Philanthropy study).
·By the end of FY 2007, Habitat was helping improve the living situation of a partner family every 10 minutes.