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Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley Basics HHHV affiliate founded in 1989 We have built or renovated nearly 150 homes in Washtenaw County Vision: Enriching our whole community through a legacy of affordable homeownership for low-income families.

Neighborhood Revitalization Targeted neighborhoods Gault Village: over 50 homes in this neighborhood alone! It is becoming harder for us to acquire homes in certain neighborhoods due to increased property values, our work has played a major role in this Now moving into new targeted neighborhoods – West Willow, Holmes Rd Neighborhood, Ecorse Rd Neighborhood, Ford Rd Neighborhood Community wide impact

Community Engagement Resident Satisfaction Surveys Community Planning Meetings Community Building Leadership Development

Home Improvement Program In addition to our typical Homeownership Program, we have launched a Home Improvement Program to help more families in need - Critical Repair and Weatherization - Exterior Home Improvement Projects - Refrigerator Replacement Program - Furnace Test and Tune Program We want to not only help families become homeowners, but also help current homeowners keep their homes and keep them safe, livable, and affordable!

Sustainability Energy efficient renovations Save the families close to $1K per year on energy costs Keep hundreds of tons of materials out of landfills We want to make sure families can afford their homes after they move in Sustainable homes… sustainable neighborhoods… sustainable families! Ami White and her three children at the dedication ceremony of their new home, 1038 Gault

Habitat Families We do not give homes away for free! Our partner families are hardworking, deserving families that meet specific requirements % area median income - Range of income based on family size - Needs based assessment HHHV’s No-Profit Mortgage Program - $1K down payment - Mortgage payments back to HHHV - Mortgage payments are reinvested in our programs to help more families

Habitat Families Sweat Equity: 250 hours per adult Required Classes: Homeownership, Finance, Home Maintenance Credit Counselor on Staff The Traylor Family The Abdullah Family 6118 S Miami 1315 Clarita The Kinard Family 1269 Lester

Habitat Tithe For every home that we renovate in Washtenaw County, we sponsor one abroad! HHHV concentrated areas: Haiti and Guatemala Since 1989, we have tithed over $400,000 and built over 100 houses abroad Muchas Gracias from Habitat Guatemala!

ReStore Our ReStore sells new and gently used home items (furniture, appliances, home décor, etc) Open to the public to make donations as well as purchase items 100% of ReStore net revenue is reinvested in HHHV’s programs

Volunteers Volunteers are our strength!! HHHV logged over 30,000 volunteer hours in 2014 (20,000+ construction, 10,000+ ReStore) No construction experience needed…all skill levels welcome!

Good News Group Basics The Good News Group was founded in 1997 Methodist Churches joined together to form the “Methodist House”, additional non-Methodist churches have joined over the years Today, the Good News Group consists of 17 local congregations (Welcome, Chelsea Church of the Nazarene!) Each congregation supports Habitat by: 1. Providing at least one person to serve on the Good News Steering Committee 2. Sharing in the yearly $80,000 renovation costs for two home renovations ($40,000 per home, costs not covered by HHHV funding) 3. Providing volunteers to perform the renovations

2015 Good News Houses 654 N. Mohawk: The Joiner Family 655 N. Ivanhoe: Almohammad Family

Proposed Homes for 2016 Good News Houses Located in one of our new targeted neighborhoods, north of E. Clark Rd., east of Wiard Rd. The houses are on opposite ends of the same street More details on scope of work for proposed houses, as well as other 1410 Blossom Ave Blossom Ave exciting improvements for the 2016 build season at the next Steering Committee Meeting

THANK YOU! Thank you to the Good News Group for your continued dedication and commitment to helping families and helping improve our community – you are true champions for Habitat, and the work that you do will live on for years to come. Congratulations on another year of amazing work, and we look forward to the 2015 builds! THANK YOU!! Sincerely, Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley Staff and Board of Directors