Habitat for Humanity - Joplin Area HFH

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 homeowner family's 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 saving for their futures and investing in educational opportunities, bolstering job opportunities and career growth. During fiscal year 2020, Joplin Area Habitat for Humanity served more than 117 people through its long-term homeownership program.

Home preservation program: our home preservation program is an outreach initiative that seeks to provide a wide range of opportunities for low- to moderate-income homeowners, including veterans and seniors, who are struggling to maintain their homes because of age, disability or family circumstances. We partner with families to help them reclaim their homes with pride and dignity. The program allows families to stay in their home and avoid the uncertainty, trauma and expense of moving. Projects consist of interior and/or exterior repairs intended to alleviate critical health, life and safety issues or code violations. Volunteer teams work along with subcontractors under the direction of Joplin Area Habitat for Humanity staff members to complete the repairs. During fiscal year 2020, Joplin Area Habitat for Humanity has partnered with 14 local homeowners.

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 then empowering these residents to lead the projects they want to see. Alongside Habitat, residents work with churches, schools, new and long standing neighborhood coalitions, local government entities, and other community partners to achieve their goals. Because each neighborhood's challenges and aspirations are different, the framework acts as a guide that can be tailored to the goals of each community. That's why neighborhood revitalization can look like anything from developing public parks to organizing safety meeting with the local police department to rehabbing and reopening schools, stores and homes.

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 homeowner's needs. These assessments, which consider everything from the resident's lifestyle to their type of home, allow us to address older adults' needs holistically, improving the likelihood that they can age in place. Financial and homebuyers education programs: as part of the homeownership process, we believe financial education builds a more solid foundation for long-term personal success and helps alleviate any concerns or barriers on the path to homeownership. During these financial education classes, we cover topics such as budgeting; credit cars and credit reports; debt and loans; saving, investing, and planning for the future; emergency situations; and Habitat homeowner mortgages. A more in-depth understanding of these important concepts is a tool that can be used to build a better future. Disaster response program: the most basic needs - health, water, shelter, sanitation, livelihoods, safety, education, and others - become both scarce and dire in the event of a disaster. We believe that safe, reliable shelter provides the foundation from which all of these things can begin to reemerge during the relief and rebuilding process. With the help of volunteers and donors, we are able to provide shelter assistance, education, training, and partnerships to affected individuals who find themselves in unthinkable situations after a disaster strikes. Joplin Area Habitat for Humanity, inc. is committed to efficiency and transparency. We communicate with our supporters, donors, and prospective donors by email, postal mail, phone, and other means, both to request contributions to our cause and to educate the public about Joplin Area Habitat for Humanity, inc.'s year-round programs, volunteer opportunities, and other events in local communities and around the world. These efforts help advance our mission to put god's love into action by bringing standards board guidelines and internal revenue service guidance, Joplin Area Habitat for Humanity, inc. Allocates a portion of our fundraising costs to program services. As a nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal taxation, we ensure our donors' money is spent as efficiently and effectively as possible. Additionally, we have certain expenses that cannot be billed separately for each functional Area. Rent, utilities, information technology, and other costs are grouped together. We allocate these costs in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, or gaap, across the program (including Habitat restores), management and general, and fundraising categories. Finally, some staff members have responsibilities that cross over function areas. To calculate the time allocation, Joplin Area Habitat for Humanity, inc. divides the number of hours spent on a project outside of a staff member's designated expense category by the total hours worked during that period and allocates that percentage of costs to the appropriate expense category.