Leading our community forward by empowering families and building hope through equitable access to home ownership.
HABITAT VILLAGE NORTH
DPCHFH has a positive housing solution: affordable, new single-family dwellings which can reduce a family’s monthly housing payment by 50%. Habitat Village North (HVN) is our newest building program. It will create hope and break the curse of generational poverty for thirty families by offering them a decent, affordable place to live. This new neighborhood will have up to 30 homes and will include a community space. Whether that is a community garden, sports fields, or mini-park, the whole neighborhood will participate in the community space upkeep. Each new partner family will invest in their community by building their own home and the homes of other partners. This, in turn, will build a community of cooperation, belonging and togetherness.
Phase One of HVN will begin in spring 2022, which will include the construction of five (5) houses.
Be Good to Thy Neighbor and donate below
Mail your donation to:
DPC Habitat for Humanity
P.O. Box 718
Danville, VA 24543
Sweat Equity
Sweat equity demonstrates "willingness to partner." Habitat partner families are required to contribute sweat equity to the ministry of Habitat for Humanity. Habitat for Humanity defines the partner family as the people listed on the housing application who will live in the Habitat house when construction is finished. The number of hours of sweat equity required depends on the number of members in the partner family and varies according to age:
Basic sweat equity requirements
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1 adult household (single adult) - 200 hours
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2 adult household (couple or co-applicants) - 300 hours
In addition
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Each additional adult (18 years or older) in the household is expected to contribute an additional 50 hours of sweat equity over and above the minimum required hours.
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Each child age 16 and 17 must complete 50 additional hours of sweat equity
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Each child age 14 and 15 must complete 25 additional hours of sweat equity