Habitat for Humanity - Starkville Area

Aging in place program: we partner with families, communities and local organizations to help older adults improve their homes and their quality of life so that they can flourish where they live. To guide our work, Habitat developed housing plus, a comprehensive aging in place strategy. This person-centered approach uses two different assessments to tailor the process to each homeowners needs. These assessments, which consider everything from the residents lifestyle to their type of home, allow us to address older adults needs holistically, improving the likelihood that they can age in place. During fy2020, Starkville Area Habitat for Humanity has improved approximately 2 homes to help older adults maneuver more efficiently.

Homeownership program: families in need of a decent place to live build safe and affordable homes in partnership with us. Habitat houses are modestly sized. They are large enough for the homeowener familys needs, but small enough to keep construction and maintenance costs affordable. By using the labor of volunteers and prospective homeowners, employing efficient building methods, keeping house sizes modest, using donated construction materials and appliances, and issuing no-profit loans, Habitat makes its houses affordable for low-income families to purchase. Affordable homeownership helps create the conditions that free families from instability, stress and fear and encourage self-reliance and confidence. Studies show that strong and stable households are foundational to child development and growth. When a home fosters instead of hinders-health and safety, families can flourish. Owning an affordable home also allows homeowners to lift up their entire family by s

Neighborhood revitalization program: through our neighborhood revitalization work, we tailor our efforts by partnering locally with residents and community leaders and organizations to best address the real concerns of the community and improve the lives of the people who live there. Using a data-driven and customizable approach, we focus on first understanding the concerns of the residents and them empowering these residents to lead the projects they want to see. Alongside Habitat, residents work with churches, schools, new and longstanding neighborhood coalitions, locan govt entities and other community partners to achieve their goals. Because each neighborhoods challenges and aspirations are different, the framework acts as guide that can be tailored to the goals of each community. Thats why neighborhood revitalization can look like anything from developing public parks to organizing safety meetings with the local police department to rehabbing and reopening sc