About Us

- Non-profit Christian housing ministry recognized as 5th ranked out of over 1500 other affiliates in the US by Habitat for Humanity International.

- Builds quality, affordable housing and revitalizes existing houses encouraging family stability and promoting self-sufficiency, educational achievement and responsible citizenship.

- Habitat for Humanity seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action.

- Receives more than 3,200 requests for housing assistance each year.

- Completed 47 new houses with partners in 2010; more than 400 since the organization began in 1987.  The affiliate has provided housing for more than 100 families internationally through Habitat’s tithe program.

- Houses are sold to low-income families at cost and financed at zero percent interest; houses are not given away.

- Began Home Repair Program in March 2006; to date over 200 repairs have been completed through Habitat’s critical repair program. Families qualify based on proof of ownership of home, income and need.

- Provided almost 2,000 men, women and children with quality, affordable housing and improved living conditions in Jefferson, Shelby and Walker counties.

- The cost to fully sponsor a family to live in a house starts at $44,000. The average principal payment for families is currently $325 per month.  

- A family selection committee evaluates prospective homeowners for new construction using three criteria: (1) Need for quality, affordable housing; (2) Willingness to partner with Habitat Birmingham (minimum 300 “sweat equity” hours and 10 hours of homeownership education workshops); (3) Ability to repay a zero percent interest mortgage.

- In addition to building new homes and repairing existing homes, Habitat Birmingham acquires and rehabilitates abandoned and foreclosed homes in the Birmingham area. Thirty-four families benefitted from this rehabilitation program in 2010.

- 501(c)(3) charitable organization governed by a local Board of Directors made up of a diverse group of community, business and religious leaders.