BECOMING A HABITAT HOMEOWNER

THE APPLICATION PROCESS

1. the great need for affordable housing, with so many families applying
2. the time it takes volunteers to build a house

• Families contact GPHFH to learn if they qualify
• The yearly income must be at least $45,000 a year (to meet the costs of a mortgage, taxes, insurance, and utilities)
• The family should be Plainfield area residents
• The family must be willing and able to work
  with our volunteers on GPHFH houses
  (500 hours for a 2 adult family
   250 hours for a single parent family)

If a number of partner families are already waiting for a house, there will be a moratorium on applications. If GPHFH is accepting applications, then qualifying families are invited to an Applicants Meeting, followed by a series of interviews by Family Selection Committee members. The committee makes recommendations to the GPHFH trustees, based on greatest need. The recommended families become partners in the program and start working their required sweat equity hours.

The need is very great and sometimes the wait for a house is long, but with committed help from the community, we will continue to build for area families who need a decent, affordable place to live.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, please call (908) 769-5292.