Rice County Habitat for Humanity Seeking Applicants

Rice County Habitat for Humanity is accepting applications for our homeownership program. Basic qualifications are:

• Need for housing (their current place is inadequate or unsafe OR they're paying too much of their income for rent)
• Has the ability to pay $500 - $700/month for a 0% interest mortgage + utilities
• Is ready for the long term commitment and responsibility of owning a home
• Is willing to put in 350 hours of sweat equity (time spent building their home)
• All household members are legal residents
• Lives in Rice County (and has for at least the last year)
• Household income is between $22,000 and $36,000/annually

There are lots of reasons people don’t apply to Habitat. Some of them are:

• They simply don't know about it
• They don't know how
• They think they won't qualify
• Their pride stands in their way

Help us change that! Approach someone that you think might be in need of housing. A full application can be printed from our website: habitatricecounty.org. For more information call 507-744-2933.

Habitat for Humanity is NOT a give-away program. Partner families buy the home. Habitat is NOT a quick fix to short-time housing needs or crises. Habitat offers an affordable, long-term housing opportunity.