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Habitat
for Humanity Northern Lights is a locally run affiliate of Habitat for Humanity
International, a non-profit, non-denominational, Christian
housing organization. Habitat for Humanity works in partnership with people in need to build and renovate decent, affordable housing. The houses then are sold to those in need
at no profit and with no interest charged.
Volunteers provide most of the labor. Individual and corporate donors provide
funding and materials to build Habitat houses. Partner families themselves invest hundreds of hours of labor - "sweat equity" - into building their homes and the homes of others. Their mortgage payments go into a revolving Fund for Humanity that is used to build more houses.
Our goal is to eliminate substandard housing and to
provide home ownership opportunities for families in need in the Minot
community. Since 1997 we have built 7 new homes in Minot. In 2007 we
completed 2 homes and are planning another new home for 2008.
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