Habitat for Humanity Affiliates in Tennessee

There are 52 Habitat for Humanity affiliates that serve 62 counties in Tennessee.
Founded in 1977, Appalachia Habitat for Humanity was the 2nd affiliate in the world and the 1st affiliate in Tennessee.
Habitat for Humanity affiliates in Tennessee build twice the national state average of Habitat for Humanity houses.
In early 2010, Habitat affiliates will celebrate their 3000th house build in Tennessee.
Habitat affiliates in Tennessee work in partnership with families to build over 200 houses annually.
Habitat affiliates in Tennessee have tithed $3.4 million that have build 1,318 international partner families who have realized their dream of affordable home ownership because of our affiliates.
In 2008, the average Habitat house cost in Tennessee was $63,000 while the average appraisal was 40% higher.
Habitat affiliates in Tennessee have a 2.9% foreclosure rate.
Habitat provides stability, 91% of Habitat for Humanity houses built in Tennessee in the last ten years are still occupied by the original homeowner.
There are 27 Habitat Restores in Tennessee engaging the community to donate and recycle to free up our landfills and to raise money to build more houses.

Habitat for Humanity International 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 for Humanity has been ranked as the largest private homebuilder in the United States and the 11th largest overall homebuilder (according to Builder magazine‘s 2008 Builder 100 list).
Habitat is the 14th largest nonprofit organization in the United States (according to the 2008 Chronicle of Philanthropy study).
By the end of FY2007, Habitat was helping improve the living situation of a partner family every 10 minutes.

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.

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.