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Kent County Habifacts
- Habitat for Humanity of Kent County is the top producing affiliate in Michigan and was honored as the Michigan Affiliate of the Year in 2007
- Habitat homes are not "given"; they are purchased by homeowners through 25 year, zero-interest mortgages.
- Habitat for Humanity of Kent County has built more than 260 homes since its founding in 1983 and has had only 3 foreclosures.
- Habitat for Humanity of Kent County received the Corrie Bair Inclusive Communities Award for Housing from the State of Michigan Disability Council for building homes with zero step entry.
- Habitat for Humanity is the only homebuilding non-profit in Kent & Eastern Ottawa Counties serving families who earn 30%-60% of the area median income, approximately $19,680-$37,260 per year, based on income guidelines for a family of four.
- Habitat for Humanity of Kent County has earned a four star rating on www.CharityNavigator.org, (an independent non-profit rating service) for three years in a row.
Looking for quality giving for your dollar? Habitat for Humanity of Kent County gets a four star rating on www.CharityNavigator.org as an independent non-profit rating service.
GREEN Kent County Habifacts
- The Kent County Habitat affiliate is leading the way in sustainable-design, or "green" homes. We built the first "LEED Certified Affordable Home" in the nation, notably awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council.
- In 2007, Habitat for Humanity Kent County made the commitment to build all homes in the future to LEED certifications.
- A few thousand dollars invested in green-building can help Habitat families save an estimated $1,000 per home per year in electric, water, heating and cooling costs.
- For families who live close to the poverty line the savings each month help to ease the hard decision: "food or heat?"
- The Habitat Educational Partnership Program uses the construction of a Habitat home as a green building learning laboratory for 10th, 11th and 12th grade students in the Grand Rapids Public School system and college students in the Grand Rapids Community College M-Tech program.
- Habitat for Humanity of Kent County's ReStore is another example of HFHKC's long held environmental policy - that whatever is still functional, can be saved for re-use. Building materials donated to Habitat are available for purchase at the ReStore at vastly discounted prices.
- In July of 2007 Habitat for Humanity of Kent County was designated as an "Approved environmental group" by www.OnePercentforthePlanet.org.
Kent County Habifacts
- Habitat for Humanity of Kent County is the top producing affiliate in Michigan and was honored as the Michigan Affiliate of the Year in 2007
- Habitat homes are not "given"; they are purchased by homeowners through 25 year, zero-interest mortgages.
- Habitat for Humanity of Kent County has built more than 260 homes since its founding in 1983 and has had only 3 foreclosures.
- Habitat for Humanity of Kent County received the Corrie Bair Inclusive Communities Award for Housing from the State of Michigan Disability Council for building homes with zero step entry.
- Habitat for Humanity is the only homebuilding non-profit in Kent & Eastern Ottawa Counties serving families who earn 30%-60% of the area median income, approximately $19,680-$37,260 per year, based on income guidelines for a family of four.
- Habitat for Humanity of Kent County has earned a four star rating on www.CharityNavigator.org, (an independent non-profit rating service) for three years in a row.
Looking for quality giving for your dollar? Habitat for Humanity of Kent County gets a four star rating on www.CharityNavigator.org as an independent non-profit rating service.
GREEN Kent County Habifacts
- The Kent County Habitat affiliate is leading the way in sustainable-design, or "green" homes. We built the first "LEED Certified Affordable Home" in the nation, notably awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council.
- In 2007, Habitat for Humanity Kent County made the commitment to build all homes in the future to LEED certifications.
- A few thousand dollars invested in green-building can help Habitat families save an estimated $1,000 per home per year in electric, water, heating and cooling costs.
- For families who live close to the poverty line the savings each month help to ease the hard decision: "food or heat?"
- The Habitat Educational Partnership Program uses the construction of a Habitat home as a green building learning laboratory for 10th, 11th and 12th grade students in the Grand Rapids Public School system and college students in the Grand Rapids Community College M-Tech program.
- Habitat for Humanity of Kent County's ReStore is another example of HFHKC's long held environmental policy - that whatever is still functional, can be saved for re-use. Building materials donated to Habitat are available for purchase at the ReStore at vastly discounted prices.
- In July of 2007 Habitat for Humanity of Kent County was designated as an "Approved environmental group" by www.OnePercentforthePlanet.org.
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