About Habitat for Humanity of Denton County

Our Mission:

Habitat for Humanity of Denton County (HfHDC) is a Christian Ministry in partnership with the community that builds affordable housing for economically disadvantaged families. We focus on families needing a hand up, rather than a handout. We believe decent shelter is a matter of conscience and action. Our goal is to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness.

For more information about how to apply for a Habitat home, please visit the Home Ownership page.

Who We Are:

We are Habitat for Humanity of Denton County, a not-for-profit homeownership ministry dedicated to rebuilding communities and lives in Denton County.

What We Do:

Habitat Denton County is an independently chartered affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, which developed our model of partnership housing. We don't build houses for needy families, we build houses with them. They put in 350-400 hours of work on the construction site alongside thousands of volunteers. Volunteers are one part of what makes the houses we build affordable. The other part is a zero-interest mortgage that allows homeowners to pay back the cost of their house through monthly payments that they can afford.

When We Started:

Habitat for Humanity of Denton County formed in March 2003 through the merger of Habitat for Humanity Denton and Habitat of Greater Lewisville. Habitat for Humanity of Denton County has completed 83 homes. We currently build two to three houses per year and plan to steadily increase by two house per year.

Where We Build:

In the past the majority of our homes have been built in Denton, Lewisville and Sanger. We look forward to expanding our construction in the smaller outlying towns in the north east and west parts of Denton County.

Why We Help:

More than 12,000 extremely low income families in Denton County are overburdened by the cost of housing, spending more than half of the income on housing costs alone. Even in Denton County's poorest neighborhoods, rent for an efficiency apartment averages $529 a month and the average rent for a four bedroom apartment is $1277 per month. A new Denton County Habitat homeowner could expect a monthly zero-interest mortgage payment of about $450 as well as low heating and cooling costs due to our energy efficient technologies.

How We Exist:

We can't do this without the help of individuals, businesses, organizations and congregations who provide us with the bulk of our funding and labor. That means you. Please check out the Volunteer and Ways to Give sections of this site and make a commitment to building hope in Denton County.

Want to Know More?

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