Habitat for Humanity is an ecumenical, non-profit Christian ministry involved in housing and community building. Habitat builds and renovates homes in partnership with potential homeowners, volunteers and donors. Principal payments on no-interest mortgages are added to the revolving "Fund for Humanity" in order to construct or rehabilitate more homes in the community.

The foundational principals of Habitat for Humanity have not only survived the test of time, but have endured through varied geographies, cultures and economies. In some areas of our work the program continues to develop and improve in order to embody these principals more fully. Nowhere are these changes more dramatic than in our efforts to foster the people-to-people partnership with those who come to own Habitat homes. Over the years the Habitat ministry has moved from:

building houses for the people in need - to - building houses with people in need a 12-month or more lease-purchase period - to - immediate transfer of title upon occupancy

The benefits of Habitat move beyond the neighborhood. Habitat for Humanity is a movement of the Holy Spirit that creates wholeness and health in the community and in individuals. Board and committee members, volunteers, staff, partner families and homeowners, communities, both local and global, benefit through a dependence on God, learning to work with, share with and respect one another.

Habitat for Humanity of Dubois County was started in 1995 as an extension of Habitat for Humanity International. We are a non-profit Christian housing ministry that strives to eliminate substandard housing in Dubois County. We mobilize funds, materials, and volunteer labor to construct houses in partnership with low-income families. These houses are sold to these partner families at no profit to habitat and are financed through no interest mortgage held by Habitat.

Through the ongoing support of our community through volunteers and donors, we are continuing our mission to eliminate substandard housing within our own community. This is a joint effort between Habitat and its community, and we are continuously blessed by the caring and concerned neighbors of Dubois County. We thank you for your outpouring of support and love for your fellow neighbors, and we look forward to many more homes and families in our future.