About Southeast Volusia Habitat for Humanity

“Seeking to put God’s love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.”

Habitat for Humanity...

Is a grassroots Christian nonprofit organization dedicated to the elimination of poverty and substandard housing worldwide.
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.

Believes that every person deserves, at least, a safe and decent place in which to live and grow into all that God intends for them to be.

Works with people of all faiths and people of no faith.
Has built and renovated over 225,000 houses worldwide since 1976.
Sells its houses at no profit, with no interest charged.

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.

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.

Our Commitment to Our Donors

We will not sell, share or trade our donors’ names or personal information with any other entity, nor send mailings to our donors on behalf of other organizations.

This policy applies to all information received by Southeast Volusia Habitat for Humanity, both online and offline, on any Platform (“Platform”, includes the Southeast Volusia Habitat for Humanity website), as well as any electronic, written, or oral communications.

To the extent any donations are processed through a third-party service provider, our donors’ information will only be used for purposes necessary to process the donation.

Our 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.

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.

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.

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.

Our Board of Directors

Our board of directors determines policy and monitors operations in conjunction with a board of advisors. 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.

Our Staff

Mark Billings

Executive Director

Brittany Rider-Arnold

Director of Programs

Jennifer Peace

Director of Operations

John Morris

Director of Construction

Jose Cruz

ReStore Manager

Aaron Hausman

Assistant ReStore Manager

Linda Breen

Programs Assistant

Erika Wilson

Construction Coordinator

Board Members

Travis Ford

Chair

Mary Jane Nettles

Vice Chair

Heather Harrison

Board Secretary

Sven Johnson

Treasurer

Pam Ison

Chair Emeritus & Florida State ASO Board Member

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