-
 Lakes Area Habitat for
Humanity (LAHFH) was established in 1990
- LAHFH finished its 75th
home!
- We have served 117 adults
& 189 children!
- The families complete a
minimum of 300 hours of "sweat equity"
- LAHFH serves all of Crow
Wing, Cass & Hubbard Counties. Completed
houses are in: Akeley, Baxter, Brainerd, Breezy
Point, Crosby, Crosslake, Cuyuna, Deerwood,
Emily, Federal Dam, Fort Ripley, Hackensack,
Hinckley, Ironton, Isle, Jenkins, Lake
Shore, LaPorte, Onamia, Park Rapids, Pillager, Pine
River, Riverton, Scearcyville and Walker.
- The average cost for a
LAHFH 3 bedroom home is $75,000. The average
appraisal for one of these homes is around
$115,000.
- Habitat provides
affordable houses at a no interest mortgage.
The average monthly mortgage for a LAHFH
family is around $375. The average mortgage
length is 20 years.
- The state of Minnesota
has built over 1800 homes since Habitat
started in 1976.
- Habitat is the largest
nonprofit home builder in the WORLD.
- Habitat's mission is to
eliminate poverty housing worldwide.
- Habitat is a
volunteer-driven organization, relying
largely on volunteer labor to build
affordable homes.
- Partnerships with
churches, businesses and individuals are
essential to the achievement of Habitat's
mission of completely eliminating poverty
housing from the face of the earth.
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