Are You Interested In Habitat Homeownership?

How Are "Partner Families" Selected?
1. Interested families must attend a community meeting. They occur 4 times a year usually once per quarter or season.

2. At the community meeting, families complete an application with the help of a Habitat volunteer and or staff member.

3. If the initial criteria are met, applicants are invited for an office interview with a staff member and a Habitat volunteer.

4. After the office interview, a home visit is conducted by 2 Habitat volunteers.  This home visit assesses the substandard nature of the applicants' current living situation.

5. After steps 1-4 are complete, the applicant is presented for approval by our Family Selection Committee.

6. Upon approval by this committee, the application is then presented to the Board of Directors for final approval for Partnership.

Am I Eligible To Apply For A Habitat House?

If you can answer yes to the following questions then you should attend a community meeting.
1. Are you a U.S. citizen?

2. Have you been a resident of Talbot County for at least one year?
3. Are you currently living in substandard housing which is defined as overcrowded, in disrepair, unsafe, or too expensive?
4. Have you been employed with the same organization for at least six months?

5. Are you willing to partner with Habitat for Humanity of Talbot and Dorchester Counties to complete 400 hours of Sweat Equity, save $2,000 toward settlement, attend life skill seminars, and work openly and honestly with a Habitat volunteer sponsor?

What Is Sweat Equity?

Habitat for Humanity of Talbot and Dorchester Counties' program is centered on the partnership between volunteers and God's people in need.  Our affiliate requires that each family earn 400 hours of sweat equity by serving the affiliate in various ways before going to settlement.  At least 200 of these hours must be earned by members of the family who will live in the house and 100 of those hours need to be earned on the building site.  Once 100 hours is earned, a family may select a lot from our lot inventory.  Office work, participation in life skill seminars, and other selected activities deemed appropriate may also count toward sweat equity.  Extended family members who will not live in the house, friends and a Habitat volunteer sponsor may also help partners to accrue sweat equity.  A volunteer sponsor also helps each family accumulate these hours and save $2,000 toward settlement.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us or call 410-820-6186.

Privacy Policy

Habitat for Humanity Choptank does not discriminate on the basis on race, color,
creed, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability or other legally protected status in admission to, access to, or operations of its programs, services or activities. The affiliate does not discriminate in its lending, volunteer engagement or employment practices.