Programs
Affordable Housing Initiatives
IN FY21, NINE (9) HOMES WERE COMPLETED AND SOLD AT FAIR MARKET VALUE TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, FINANCED BY NORTHERN FOX VALLEY WITH ZERO INTEREST LOANS - FOUR (4) IN ELGIN, THREE (3) IN CRYSTAL LAKE, ONE (1) IN CARPENTERSVILLE AND ONE (1) IN LAKE IN THE HILLS. THIRTY-FIVE (35) CRITICAL HOME REPAIR PROJECTS WERE COMPLETED. IN TOTAL, FORTY-FOUR (44) NEW FAMILIES WERE SERVED. THE ORGANIZATION OPENED RESTORE ARLINGTON HEIGHTS IN OCTOBER OF 2020 AND THIS NEW STORE ALONG WITH RESTORE ELGIN FUNDED TWO (2) HOMES AND SAVED 1,192 TONS FROM LANDFILLS. THE ORGANIZATION TITHED $28,000 TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY GUATEMALA WHICH WILL FUND THE BUILDING OF SIX (6) HOMES IN GUATEMALA.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.2MReStore Resale Shop
HABITAT OPERATES A RESALE SHOP, CALLED RESTORE, WHERE CLIENTS CAN PURCHASE A VARIETY OF NEW OR GENTLY USED BUILDING MATERIALS AND FURNITURE. MANY OF THE ITEMS SOLD ARE DONATIONS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.7MProgram 1 [2024]
IN FY24, EIGHT NEW SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES WERE BUILT. THE ORGANIZATION SELLS ITS HOMES AT FAIR MARKET VALUE TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND PROVIDES INTEREST-FREE, 30-YEAR MORTGAGES. A BRUSH WITH KINDNESS (ABWK), AGING IN PLACE (AIP), AND CRITICAL HOME REPAIR (CHR) SERVE AS COMPANION PROGRAMS TO THE ORGANIZATION'S HOME BUILDING AND MORTGAGE LENDING PROGRAMS. THE ABWK AND CHR PROGRAMS PROVIDE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR REPAIR SERVICES TO PREVENT HOUSES FROM FURTHER DETERIORATING; TO ADDRESS CODE VIOLATIONS, AND TO PREVENT LOW-INCOME FAMILIES FROM BEING DISPLACED. THE AIP PROGRAM MAKES HOME MODIFICATIONS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF LOW-INCOME AGING HOMEOWNERS. EXAMPLES INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF ACCESSIBILITY RAMPS, WALK-IN BATHTUBS, HANDRAILS, UPGRADED LIGHTING, AND WIDER DOOR OPENINGS. THESE MODIFICATIONS ALLOW LOW-INCOME SENIORS TO ENTER, EXIT, AND LIVE IN THEIR HOMES MORE SAFELY AND INDEPENDENTLY. IN FY24, THE ORGANIZATION COMPLETED 85 REPAIR AND MODIFICATION PROJECTS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.7M
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