About Us

TriState Habitat for Humanity is part of Habitat for Humanity International, a nonprofit, ecumenical housing ministry. HFHI seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. Habitat invites people of all backgrounds, races and religions to build houses together in partnership with families in need.

TriState Habitat for Humanity is a single nonprofit corporation with active, caring volunteer teams serving in Butler, Clermont, and Warren counties in Ohio; Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties in Kentucky; and Dearborn and Ohio counties in Indiana.

When getting to know Habitat for Humanity and the TriState office, you will learn that there is more behind the building. There is a vision ahead; and we rely on a set of core principles to accomplish our mission.To reach our goals, we rely on a staff that works countless hours with their board of directors. Also, learn how families become a partner family.

Mission Statement

Our Mission for TriState Habitat for Humanity is an ecumenical Christian housing ministry working in partnership with God and people from all walks of life, to develop communities with God's people in need by building and renovating homes that are sold to partner families, creating decent homes in decent communities where God's people can live and grow into all that God intends.

Our Vision

Our Vision for TriState Habitat is to be the leading nonprofit provider of owner-occupied housing for low-income families in our area. The elimination of inadequate housing is a matter of conscience and a regional goal. Habitat's mission and ministry will is well known in the community and creates partnerships with individuals, churches, foundations, agencies, governments and businesses. TriState Habitat is respected as an open organization, which actively promotes Judeo-Christian values.

Core Principles

The Core Principles of Habitat for Humanity home ownership program is unique. It is based on our core principles:

Christian Ministry
Habitat for Humanity is an ecumenical Christian Ministry.

Habitat is a Partnership
We believe low-income families need capital, not charity. Habitat provides a "hand-up, not hand-out" that promotes an atmosphere of partnership with volunteers and homeowners. What was once a social issue turns into a partnership as we work together in the home construction of one special family. Each family is assigned a support partner during the construction of their home.

No Profit, No Interest
Our Habitat homes are sold under the terms of no-profit construction and no-interest mortgages.

Homeowner Selection
The criteria for selecting families is based on need for adequate shelter, ability to pay and willingness to partner. When selecting homeowners, we do not discriminate against religion, race or ethnic background. All applicable federal and state laws regarding mortgages are followed.

Sweat Equity
We believe in sweat equity, the principle of families helping to build their own homes and the homes of others. Families can recruit friends to help with their sweat equity hours.

Habitat's Mission

• a grassroots Christian nonprofit organization dedicated to the elimination of poverty and substandard housing worldwide.
• believes that every person deserves, at least, a simple and decent place in which to live and grow into all that God intends for them to be
• builds or renovates houses in partnership with families who qualify for homeownership based on three criteria: need, a willingness to partner with HFH and an ability to repay a no-interest mortgage
• works with people of all faiths and people of no faith
• sells its houses at no profit, with no interest charged
• has built and renovated over 225,000 houses worldwide since 1976

History
Founded in 1976 by Millard and Linda Fuller, Habitat for Humanity International is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry dedicated to eliminating substandard housing and homelessness worldwide and to making adequate, affordable shelter a matter of conscience and action. Habitat invites people from all faiths and walks of life to work together in partnership, building houses with families in need.

How We Do it
Through volunteer labor and tax-deductible donations of money and materials, Habitat builds and rehabilitates simple, decent houses with the help of the homeowner (partner) families. Habitat houses are sold to partner families at no profit, financed with affordable, no-interest loans. The homeowners' monthly mortgage payments are recycled into a revolving Fund for Humanity that is used to build more houses.

Family Selection
Whether in the U.S. or overseas, families in need apply to local Habitat affiliates. The affiliate's family selection committee considers applicants' level of need, their willingness to become partners in the Habitat program and their ability to repay the no-interest loan. Every affiliate follows a nondiscriminatory policy of family selection. Neither race nor religion is a factor in choosing Habitat homeowner families.

If your family, or a family you know, is in need of decent, affordable housing, please check our Apply for a Home page where you will find information on the availability, size, costs, and sweat equity requirements for Habitat houses in our area, as well as information on the application process.

Habitat and its Affiliates
Habitat is a worldwide, grass-roots movement. There are more than 2,100 active affiliates in 100 countries, including all 50 states of the United States, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico. Use the Habitat for Humanity International affiliate search to find Habitat affiliates in other areas.

Habitat is a grass-roots movement. Concerned citizens from all walks of life come together as volunteers to form a Habitat affiliate in their community. Fundraising, house construction, family selection and other key decisions are carried out by the local affiliates. HFHI headquarters, located in Americus, Ga., provides information, training, support and other services to Habitat affiliates worldwide.

Donations
Donations are used as designated by the donor. Gifts received by us that are designated to a specific building project are forwarded to that project. Any undesignated gifts are used where most needed. Our most recent audited financial statement is available upon request.

Governance
Our Board of Directors determines policy and provides oversight for general operations. Board members are dedicated volunteers who are deeply concerned about the problems of poverty housing in our community. We operate with an administrative staff, assisted by a core group of clerical and support employees and supplemented by long-term and short-term volunteers.