Habitat for Humanity of Eastern Connecticut Homeownership Application Round Opens
Applications are available starting November 1st for a home located in Willimantic, CT.
We accept applications for the Homeownership Program twice a year, typically in March and September. This special application round will be open from November 1st through November 15th, only. Our program provides an opportunity for local families to move from substandard housing into homeownership with an affordable mortgage. We believe that everyone deserves a safe, affordable place to call home.
“Habitat is about partnership – staff and volunteers work right alongside qualifying families, identifying and eliminating barriers, focusing on security for today and sustainability for the future,” says Executive Director, Sarah Lufler. “Becoming a first-time homebuyer is a life-changing event, and it’s our mission to help as many folks as possible achieve that goal.”
The Applicant Information Meeting will go live on November 1st and can be found on our website. This is where the journey to homeownership begins. By reviewing the online information, interested applicants will learn about the program requirements for becoming a partner to purchase a Habitat home. Habitat’s program is available to households earning 30% – 60% of the area median income and is based on three primary criteria: a need for better housing, willingness to partner with Habitat, and the ability to pay an affordable mortgage.
Habitat homeowners are low-income heads of households who invest 250-350 hours of sweat equity working alongside staff and volunteers constructing their new homes and the homes of other future Habitat homeowners. At closing, they buy their homes from Habitat with a no-profit affordable mortgage. The principal payments are reinvested into the program and allow future applicants to realize the same opportunity, while taxes paid by homeowners help fund local municipal services.
HFHECT provides training, counseling, and support throughout the program. Homeownership can be a reality for local families who apply.
Habitat for Humanity of Eastern Connecticut has pledged to the letter and spirit of U.S. policy for the achievement of equal housing opportunities throughout the nation. We encourage and support an affirmative advertising and marketing program in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin. We screen the sex-offender registry and perform criminal background checks on all applicants. HFHECT was founded in 1987 and housed almost 100 families across Eastern Connecticut since its founding. We aim to house five families each year.
