Habitat for Humanity taking application for new homes

Habitat

for Humanity taking application for new homes

Fayette County

residents who think they may qualify to purchase a

Habitat for Humanity home are invited to a workshop on

Saturday, March 4, at the First Baptist Church of Morrow.

The workshop will start at 9 a.m. and will end at noon.

Homeowner applications will be accepted at the workshop.

Applicants must meet certain requirements to qualify. A

spokesperson explains:

"We

feel it is important for applicants to understand that

this program is selective and requires a great deal of

commitment on their part as well as ours. We promise that

we will always attempt to handle the selection process

scripturally and with compassion and genuine concern. For

the program to work, they must be committed to partnering

with us in our efforts to eliminate poverty housing from

Clayton, Fayette and Henry counties."

"Partnering"

is one of the three criteria the organization uses in

determining who is selected for housing through the

habitat program. The second criteria is "need."

Need may arise from overcrowding, substandard housing,

unreasonably high rent, or unsafe conditions among other

possibilities.

The third

criteria is the ability to repay the mortgage.

"Habitat offers mortgages on a 20-year, no interest

basis," the spokesperson continued. "The money

homeowners pay monthly is used to build more homes for

more deserving families."

The First

Baptist Church of Morrow is at 1647 Lake Harbin Rd. in

Morrow, near the Morrow Post Office and next to the

Morrow Police Station.

Southern

Crescent Habitat for Humanity serves Clayton, Fayette and

Henry Counties. For additional information, call

770-477-2367.

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