03 Oct Pensacola Habitat for Humanity, INC.
PENSACOLA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY COMMUNITY LAND TRUST-AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN PERPETUITY Grant Year: 2022 | Focus Area: Family| Grant Amount: $103,820 | Grant Status: In Progress Founded in 1981, Pensacola Habitat for Humanity has the mission of seeking to put God’s love into action by bringing people together to build homes, communities, and hope. Their Home Buyer Program offers affordable, attainable homeownership opportunities for families within 30-80% of Area Median Income (AMI). Qualified applicants work toward homeownership through 200 hours of sweat equity and pre-purchase education. Homes are constructed by staff, subcontractors, volunteers, and buyers. Once requirements are complete, buyers are sold their homes through an affordable, below-market interest rate mortgage. Pensacola Habitat has built over 1,450 homes and is the 25th highest-producing affiliate in the country. Other programs include HUD Counseling, which provides pre-and post- purchase education, credit counseling, and foreclosure prevention. The Comprehensive Community Development (CCD) Program focuses on homeownership preservation, including...