Habitat Capital Region, State Farm Partner to Support New Homebuyers

Habitat for Humanity Capital Region has received a $6,000 grant from State Farm to support first-time homebuyers in the Habitat for Humanity program. State Farm supports Habitat for Humanity affiliates throughout the country, each of which is responsible for raising the funds necessary to support their operations. The support of corporate partners is a significant means of funding to address the affordable housing crisis nationwide.

“With partners like State Farm, we are building our communities one home at a time,” said Brent Taylor, CEO of Habitat for Humanity Capital Region. “This grant will help move first-time homebuyers one step closer to the stability and security that homeownership provides.”

Through their homeownership and critical home repair programs, Habitat for Humanity Capital Region is a leader in creating and preserving attainable homeownership opportunities for low-to-moderate income families in Lansing and the surrounding tri-county area, having sold 133 homes to first-time homebuyers in the region, with two more homes currently under construction. The organization has also built over 900 accessibility ramps to assist community members with mobility challenges.

Habitat houses aren't free. Habitat homebuyers work alongside volunteers to build their homes, and they purchase their homes with affordable monthly mortgage payments. For more information about the Homeownership Program, visit habitatcr.org.

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About Habitat for Humanity Capital Region

Habitat for Humanity Capital Region repairs, builds, and rehabs homes to sell to people in need of decent and affordable housing in Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham counties. Habitat for Humanity Capital Region is part of a global nonprofit housing organization that seeks to put God’s love into action by building strength, stability, self-reliance, and shelter. Habitat was founded on the conviction that everyone deserves a simple, durable place to live in dignity and safety, and that decent shelter in decent communities should be a matter of conscience and action for all. Habitat for Humanity Capital Region has served more than 1,200 households in the Capital Region. For more information, visit habitatcr.org.

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