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Tacoma-Pierce County Habitat for Humanity Help Local Families

Tacoma-Pierce County Habitat for Humanity is beginning our twice-a-year family selection process!   Habitat for Humanity provides safe, affordable, & permanent housing. 

 
Tacoma-Pierce County Habitat for Humanity  are seeking families who meet the following three basic criteria:
 
1.      Need.  

Habitat selects families living in overcrowded, substandard or overly expensive housing. In some way, the current living situation does not meet the family’s needs.

2.      Ability to Pay.

Qualifying families don’t necessarily have great credit scores, but they can demonstrate that they know how to pay essential bills on time. If receiving wages, we require 1 year of employment in the same industry.

3.      Willingness to Partner.

Habitat families put in 500 hours of “sweat equity,” building their own and other families’ homes.  Habitat’s program is a hand-up, not a hand-out.  

4.      Reside or Work in Pierce County

Families will have lived and/or worked in Pierce Co. for at least one year.


Habitat builds simple, decent, “green” homes, built to accommodate the family’s size, and sold at cost with a 0% interest loan.   
 
Contact Tacoma-Pierce County Habitat for Humanity for dates and locations of our upcoming selection meetings, the income requirements, and the list of documents we ask families to bring to the meeting.  We require all applicants to attend just one of the Application Meetings in order to be considered for a home. 
 
Contact: 
Megan Syverson Rhayn
Director of Family Services
Tacoma-Pierce County Habitat for Humanity
Phone: 253.627.5626
Fax:  253.284.2805