 We are the
Mesilla Valley Habitat for Humanity Affiliate, serving the
Greater Las Cruces area in Doņa Ana County, New Mexico. We have
given a hand up rather than a hand out to
69 new
home owners in our community and are building at least three 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.
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