"Everyone who gets sleepy at night should have a simple, decent place to lay their heads, on terms they can afford to pay"
- Millard Fuller, Founder of Habitat for HumanityMission Statement
Habitat for Humanity works in partnership with people everywhere, from all walks of life, to develop communities with God's people in need by building and renovating houses so that there are decent houses in decent communities in which people can live and grow into all that God intended.
Our Mission
The Notre Dame Campus Chapter will work in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity International sharing their goal to eliminate poverty housing by providing adequate housing for people. This entails working in partnership with the people of Habitat in order to empower the individual through the building of a supportive community.
To fulfill this goal, the chapter must combine manual labor, education, and fundraising. It is at the heart of Habitat's ecumenical Christian mission that people from all backgrounds can together "pick up a hammer" and build homes. To introduce university students to Habitat for Humanity and its mission, the chapter should sponsor educational talks, films, and demonstrations. Funds will be channeled to Habitat activities, primarily to the homes of our chapter's sponsors. In addition, funds will go to outside projects, at the local, national, or international level.
Habitat for Humanity International
Millard and Linda Fuller founded Habitat in 1976. Since that time, the organization has built over 200,000 houses in 100 countries, providing more than 1 million people in more than 3,000 communities with safe, decent, affordable shelter.
Habitat is not a handout. Houses are sold at to families no profit and financed with no-interest mortgages. This money goes into a fund to build more Habitat houses. Homeowners also pay sweat equity by working on their houses and the houses of others.
Houses are built at minimal cost through donations of money, materials, and volunteer labor.