We are the Mesilla Valley Habitat for Humanity Affiliate, serving the Greater Las Cruces area in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. We have given a hand up rather than a hand out to 67 new home owners in our community and are building 7 more homes this build year (October-May) because we have people who care. 

Habitat for Humanity is an international, non-profit Christian housing ministry dedicated to eliminating poverty housing from the world and making decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. We build homes in partnership with families in need.

Each partner family is required to invest at least 500 "sweat equity" hours into the construction of Habitat homes and other Habitat activities that are required to make the homes a reality.

Volunteer labor, funds and building materials are donated by individuals, churches, businesses, community organizations and RV Care-a-Vanners visiting the community.

The homes are sold to the partner families through no-profit, no-interest mortgages. The house payments the families make are then "recycled" to build more homes for others in need.