Our Snohomish County affiliate was formed in 1992.  We are the 699th U.S. affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International.  We are a 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation,  founded as Habitat for Humanity, Snohomish County Partners.  

Several years ago, the Snohomish County organization expanded its service area to cover all of Snohomish County.  To date, we have completed nine homesand two remodel projects.

How Habitat Works

Our objective is to work in partnership with the community, business, churches and individuals to eliminate substandard housing and break the cycle of poverty in our partner families by building homes in an environment of cooperation and mutual support.  Habitat homes are simple, decent and built with affordability for low-income families in mind.  We complete our projects by using:

• Volunteer Labor
• Business and corporate volunteer work groups, donated materials, and donated funds
• Donated land
• Partnering Families’ 500 hours of sweat equity to help build their home
• Donated time from professionals who give their expertise in building design, mortgage assistance, fundraising, site selection, family support, construction and communication
• Items donated for auction or sale
• Church volunteer work groups and donated funds
• Monetary donations from individuals, businesses and corporations, foundations and churches
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Habitat for Humanity of Snohomish County builds throughout Snohomish County.  Completed projects are located in Lynnwood and Everett.  Our next build will be in Granite Falls.Click for Bylaws

Habitat homes are durable efficient and approximately 1000 square feet.  They typically have 3 bedrooms with 1 bath and are constructed to be positive additions to the community.

Families are chosen before the home is constructed.  Criteria for selection include financial need, inadequacy of current housing, acceptance of Habitat philosophy, willingness to work, and ability to make house payments.

If you are interested in applying for a Habitat Home please visit our Apply for a Home page on this web site.

We are a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization.

Please visit our Contact Us page on this site to see how we can be contacted.

Habitat for Humanity International

• a grassroots Christian nonprofit organization dedicated to the elimination of poverty and substandard housing worldwide.
  
• believes that every person deserves, at least, a simple and decent place in which to live and grow into all that God intends for them to be
  
• 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
  
• works with people of all faiths and people of no faith
  
• sells its houses at no profit, with no interest charged
  
• has built and renovated over 200,000 houses worldwide since 1976

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.

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.

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.

Habitat and its Affiliates
Habitat is a worldwide, grass-roots movement. 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. Use the Habitat for Humanity International affiliate search to find Habitat affiliates in other areas.

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.

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.

Management
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.

Government Support
Generally, Habitat accepts government funds for infrastructure needs(streets, sewers, etc.) , or for the acquisition of land, so long as the funds have no strings attached that would violate Habitat's principles.