About Habitat for Humanity of Greene County
Habitat for Humanity of Greene County is part of a global, nonprofit housing organization operated on Christian principles that seeks to put God’s love into action by building homes, communities and hope. Habitat for Humanity Greene County is dedicated to eliminating substandard housing locally and worldwide through constructing, rehabilitating and preserving homes; by advocating for fair and just housing policies; and by providing training and access to resources to help families improve their shelter conditions. Habitat for Humanity was founded on the conviction that every man, woman and child should have a simple, durable place to live in dignity and safety, and that decent shelter in decent communities should be a matter of conscience and action for all. We are a volunteer-run affiliate working to build affordable housing and develop thriving communities in Greene County.
About Habitat for Humanity International
Founded in Americus, Georgia, USA, in 1976, Habitat for Humanity today operates around the globe and has helped build, renovate and repair more than 600,000 decent, affordable houses sheltering more than 3 million people worldwide.
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Our VisionA world where everyone has a decent place to live.
Our Mission Statement
Seeking to put God's love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.
All Are Welcome
Habitat for Humanity of Greene County has an open-door policy: All who believe that everyone needs a decent, affordable place to live are welcome to help with the work, regardless of race, religion, age, gender, political views or any of the other distinctions that too often divide people. In short, Habitat welcomes volunteers and supporters from all backgrounds and also serves people in need of decent housing regardless of race or religion. As a matter of policy, Habitat for Humanity International and its affiliated organizations do not proselytize. This means that Habitat will not offer assistance on the expressed or implied condition that people must either adhere to or convert to a particular faith, or listen and respond to messaging designed to induce conversion to a particular faith.
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Mission Principles
- Demonstrate the love of Jesus Christ: We undertake our work to demonstrate the love and teachings of Jesus; acting in all ways in accord with the belief that God's love and grace abound for all, and that we must be "hands and feet" of that love and grace in our world. We believe that, through faith, the miniscule can be multiplied to accomplish the magnificent, and that, in faith, respectful relationships can grow among people.
- Focus on shelter: We have chosen, as our means of manifesting God's love, to create opportunities for all people to live in decent, durable shelter. We put faith into action by helping to build, renovate or preserve homes, and by partnering with others to accelerate and broaden access to affordable housing as a foundation for breaking the cycle of poverty.
- Advocate for affordable housing: In response to the prophet Micah's call to do justice, to love mercy and to walk humbly with God, we promote decent, affordable housing for all, and we support the global community's commitment to housing as a basic human right. we will advocate for just and fair housing policy to eliminate the constraints that contribute to poverty housing. And, in all of our work, we will seek to put shelter on hearts and minds in such powerful ways that poverty housing becomes socially, politically and religiously unacceptable.
- Promote dignity and hope: We believe that no one lives in dignity until everyone can live in dignity. We believe that every person has something to contribute and something to gain from creating communities in which all people have decent, affordable places to live. We believe that dignity and hope are best achieved through equitable, accountable partnerships.
- Support sustainable and transformational development: We view our work as successful when it transforms lives and promotes positive and lasting social, economic and spiritual change within a community; when it is based on mutual trust and fully shared accomplishment; and when it demonstrates responsible stewardship of all resources entrusted to us.
Background
- Habitat for Humanity builds an average of 34 houses daily
- No matter where around the world, Habitat houses are constructed according to the same guiding principles
- The number of houses built since 1976 is nearing 500,000 worldwide
- Habitat is in 100 countries; houses are built with materials readily available to the locale, including bamboo in Nepal
- After the tsunami in Indonesia, 10 out of 300 planned houses will be built by Habitat for Humanity International
- Habitat is closing in on its initial goal of 1,000 homes on the Gulf Coast after Katrina
- There is a Habitat affiliate in most counties of Ohio. Each affiliate works independently, under the guidelines of HFHI
- We are working on our 28th house in Greene County
- Habitat - Greene County tithes 10% of the cost of each local build & dedicates it to HFHI; this year's money will build houses in the Dominican Republic
- To date, due to the tithes from Habitat - Greene County, over 28 houses have been built world-wide
Our Tithe: Habitat for Humanity - Dominican Republic
Did you know...Habitat for Humanity - Greene County donates 10% of each year's build to an overseas affiliate? Our current recipient is the DR. We had a chance to meet representatives from the Dominican Republic Habitat affiliate this year at the Habitat for Humanity 2012 Annual Ohio State Conference. How exciting to hear of the wonderful work they are doing! Thank you to everyone who has donated or contributed...you are having far-reaching impact on families in a powerful way, many miles away!
To learn more about the work being done by HFH in the DR, click here.
To visit Habitat for Humanity - Dominican Republic's website, click here.
To learn more about the work being done by HFH in the DR, click here.
To visit Habitat for Humanity - Dominican Republic's website, click here.
Board of Directors
Executive Team
President: Ron Rodenroth
Vice President: Phil LaDue Treasurer: Teri Wilson Secretary: Bryan George Committee Chairs
Building & Site Selection: Earl Shafer
Family Selection: Carol Shafer Family Support: Carol Shafer Resource Development: Marsha Burgess Safety: Gary Tucker Volunteer Coordination: Michele Roebuck  #89624 |
Financial InformationBelow is the fiscal report for 2010, if you require more detailed information, please contact us directly.
Contact InformationHabitat for Humanity - Greene County
PO Box 866 Xenia, Ohio 45385 email: information@hfhgc.org Phone: 937.374.8726 Please Note: The phone rings in to a voice messaging system. This line is not staffed with personnel; however, your call will be returned within 48hours. Board meetings are open to the public and are held at 7pm on the 2nd Thursday of each month at: 343 W Ankeney Mill Rd, Xenia, Ohio in the church office.  |
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