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House Sponsorship

The objective of House Sponsorship is to help alleviate sub-standard housing by providing a house that is affordable to purchase for a low-income family.

Qualified families meet three criteria: the need for better living conditions, the ability to pay the mortgage, and willingness to volunteer 500 hours of sweat equity.

Typically, a house is built in six months. Private donations fund the building materials, and volunteers provide the labor. Sponsors may provide as many volunteers on site as is feasible to their own organization.

The land for the house is usually donated by a city, such as Bridgeport, or purchased by HFHCFC for a small fee. $80,000 pays for the lumber and materials. $4200 pays for a house in our "house for a house" program, for every house built locally, we also build for our partner affiliate, the Republic of the Congo. Therefore, a complete House Sponsorship is $84,200.

A House Sponsorship is usually an exclusive sponsorship, supplemented by in-kind donations such as the appliances and foundation. During the duration of the build, a large sign featuring the sponsoring organization's name will be posted on-site.

Adding an affordable home to help alleviate the affordable housing shortage will have a great impact on Coastal Fairfield County. The homes we have built have not only revitalized and stabilized neighborhoods, creating safer environments, but perhaps more importantly, have created productive citizens who have been given a hand-up rather than a hand-out.

For our homeowner partners, 23% have experienced improved health, 35% saw an improvement in their children's grades, 58% experienced less family conflict, and 68% had improved their financial position considerably when they moved into their habitat home.

Please contact Wendy Hrynewski, Director of Development to learn more about sponsoring a house (203) 333-2642 x108.

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