Future Partners
Danville-Pittsylvania County Habitat for Humanity is a Christian housing program that is dedicated to making sure that everyone has a simple, decent place to live. Habitat helps partner families build homes, and then sells the home to the family with no interest. Habitat for Humanity makes no profit from the homes that it builds.
Family Selection Criteria: All applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin. There are three basic criteria which Habitat uses to select partner families: need, ability to pay, willingness to partner.
1. NEED: In order to qualify for Habitat housing, your current housing situation must be unacceptable due to concerns for safety, overcrowding, and/or affordability. This will be carefully examined when selecting families as Habitat wants all people to have safe, decent, and affordable homes.
2. ABILITY TO PAY: Applicants must meet income guidelines to obtain a Habitat House. In addition, a credit check will be done to determine sources of debt and credit history.
| Number in the Family | Minimum Income | Maximum Income |
| 1 | $13,050 | $29,750 |
| 2 | $14,900 | $34,000 |
| 3 | $16,750 | $38,250 |
| 4 | $18,600 | $42,500 |
| 5 | $20,100 | $45,900 |
| 6 | $21,600 | $49,300 |
| 7 | $23,100 | $52,700 |
| 8 | $24,600 | $56,100 |
3. WILLINGNESS TO PARTNER WITH HABITAT: Habitat families must contribute a number of hours of “sweat equity” toward the construction of their home. This means that you must be on the construction work site or doing other approved work for Habitat. The number of hours required depends on the number of members in the family and varies according to age:
- 1 adult household 200 hours by applicant/family/friends
- 2 adult household 300 hours by applicant/family/friends
- Each additional adult (18 years or older) in the household must complete an additional 50 hours.
- Each child age 16-17 must complete an additional 50 hours.
- Each child age 14-15 must complete an additional 25 hours.
- Children under the age of 14 may contribute hours by earning “A” and “B” grades on their report cards. (A=2 hours; B=1 hour)
Sweat equity can be completed by your family, extended family, friends or church members. However, the applicant family is expected to complete 50% of the total required hours and must earn 50 hours of sweat equity on their own before final approval is given and construction begins. At least 100 hours must be completed in construction.
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Interview and Selection Process
1. Interested applicants attend orientation meeting and complete application.
2. Applications are processed by the Family Selection Committee and either rejected or provisionally accepted based on the criteria of need, ability to pay (adequate income, manageable debt, plus good credit history) and willingness to partner (complete sweat equity hours and attend required classes.)
3. The Family Selection Committee schedules a home visit with provisionally accepted applicants for the purpose of gathering additional information.
4. Family selection is made based upon the three basic criteria with greatest need being the determining factor.
5. The Family Selection Committee presents applicant information to the Board of Directors for approval. Names are removed from applicant information sheets and are revealed to the Board after the vote is taken.
6. Selected families meet with Habitat representatives to review program and partnership requirements and discuss basic house design. Statements of understanding are signed at this time.
7. Selected families must complete 50 hours of sweat equity prior to the beginning of construction of their home. They must attend required homeowner education classes scheduled by DPCHFH.
8. The family will be able to move into the house when:
-all sweat equity hours are completed
-required homeowner education classes are completed
-the $500 down payment is paid
-the house is completed with all final inspections done.
Monthly mortgage payments (which include real estate taxes and insurance) will be approximately $300-$350.
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Contact Information for other agencies in our area that have home ownership programs:
The City of Danville - Community Development Division
Mr. Mike Davis, Housing & Development Coordinator
427 Patton Street, Rm 211,
PO Box 3300, Danville VA 24543
(434) 799-5260, Ext. 248
Danville Redevelopment and Housing Authority
Housing Choice Voucher Program
Mr. Terry Ferguson
PO Box 2669, Danville VA 24543
(434) 793-1222
Danville Redevelopment and Housing Authority
HOPE VI Program
Homebuyers GOLD Club
Ms. Kimberly Walker, Homeownership Coordinator
299 Garfield St, Danville VA 24541
(434) 792-2908
Telamon Corporation
Ms. Robin Roark, Program Coordinator
111 Henry St, Gretna VA 24557
(434) 656-8357 or (800) 656-1501
Ms. Ruth Ann Ball, Housing Counselor
3 Park Ave Ext. Suite 1, Danville VA 24541
(434) 792-1240
USDA Rural Development
Housing Programs
Mr. Joseph Boatwright or Mr. David Worley
20311A Timberlake Rd,
PO Box 4337, Lynchburg, VA 24502
(434) 239-3473
Virginia Housing Development Authority
First-Time Homebuyer Loan Programs
Ms. Amy Schwartz or Mr. Allen Andrs
601 S. Belvidere St, Richmond VA 23220
(877) 843-2123