HOW TO APPLY FOR A HABITAT HOUSE
How do I
apply for a home and what is required?
Habitat for
Humanity of
Alvin-Friendswood-Pearland holds an application orientation meeting
about once
a year (depending on our build rate).
You must attend an orientation meeting to receive an application
for a
Habitat house. We currently do not know
when our next orientation meeting will be held. However,
if you would like to be notified of our next application
orientation meeting, please provide your name and mailing address
(street,
city and zip code). You may either email this information to HabitatAFP@yahoo.com, or
call
281-648-3633 and leave the information on the answering machine. Notifications are sent out by U.S. Mail
only. We do not send notifications by
email or phone.
The service area for our Habitat affiliate is the greater Alvin, Friendswood, Pearland area. You must be a resident of this area to be considered by our affiliate. If you live outside this area, then you will need to apply at the Habitat affiliate in your area. To find the affiliate in your area, go to www.habitat.org and click on the Local Affiliates link and enter your zip code to find the affiliate closest to you.
There are 3
basic criteria on which applicants
are evaluated. These criteria are
explained in detail at the orientation meeting and are summarized below.
What is sweat
equity?
Sweat equity is
volunteer
work that you perform building houses in partnership with Habitat for
Humanity. It’s also part of your down
payment on your home. Per current
policy, a minimum of 400 hours per family is required before a family
can move
into a home. This number is subject to
change prior to the start of the next orientation meeting but will be
locked in
at the time your application is submitted.
Habitat builds
houses every
Saturday (except for the months of June and December) starting at about
8:00
a.m. You may start earning your sweat
equity hours at any time. You do not
have to submit an application or be selected for a home before you can
start
earning your sweat equity. However,
earning sweat equity hours in advance DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU WILL BE
SELECTED
FOR A HOME. Also, you will not be paid
for any sweat equity hours you earn. Sweat
equity tracking forms are available at the job site.
How do I get
to the construction site?
Our current
worksite is the Huser Village
subdivision in Alvin, Texas. Take
Highway 35 Bypass to Mustang Road and turn toward the Alvin Community
College. Travel past the college about
one mile and turn left on Ben Drive, the main entrance into the Huser
Village
subdivision (look for the large Huser Village sign on walled entrance).
How much will
I have to pay?
The total
cost of the house and the monthly payments
will vary on house-by-house basis and are determined by such things as
Habitat’s actual construction costs and the length of the mortgage. The mortgage is interest-free.
Will I get to
choose the floor plan, the
location or other details of the house?
Applicants do
not get to choose their floor
plan, location, nor other details of the house. Limited
choices for a few amenities may be available on a
house-by-house basis depending on donated materials.
How can I
find out more about Habitat and get more
information?
You can
attend one of the monthly meetings, held
on the second Monday of each month, except for June and December. Meetings begin at 7:00 pm at Friendswood
Methodist Church, 204 W. Edgewood (FM2351). Or you may call 281-648-3633
and leave a message. The answering
machine is checked frequently and your message will be forwarded to the
Family
Selection Committee.