APPLY FOR A HOME

Habitat for Humanity is in the business of making decent homes affordable for people who may not otherwise be able to afford the costs associated with purchasing a new home.

Habitat houses are sold to partner families at no profit and financed with affordable loans. The homeowners' monthly mortgage payments go into a fund that is used to build more homes. The more homes that exist, the more cash flow there is available for further building. This "revolving fund for humanity" fuels exponential growth in the number of houses that are built over time.

Each Habitat family is required to meet certain criteria by filling out an application form. If selected, each family will be required to complete “Sweat Equity” - volunteer hours towards the building of their house and other volunteer activities. Arrangements can be made for friends and family to help earn the sweat equity hours for the partnering family.

The entire process of selecting a Family Partner could take up to 6 months. Upon selection it may take up to 2 years before a home is constructed.

Should you need immediate assistance for rental housing, please contact Barrie Housing Support at 705-739-0485.

Also the documents required to apply for a home are in PDF format. You will require Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view these forms on your computer. You can download the reader for free here.

How to Apply

We welcome applications year round regardless of whether or not we are building. The first step is to carefully read the 2009 Low Income Cut-Offs] and the Homeowner Qualifications . If after reading that information, your family qualifies, please complete in full a Family Partner Application. If at this time your family does not qualify, please feel free to look us up again in a year or so as our qualifications do change from time to time and your situation may also change. For homes being built in the Barrie you may also contact the office at 705-727-0802 to have an application mailed to you. Completed applications can be mailed to:

Attention: Family Selection Committee Chair
Habitat for Humanity – Huronia, Inc.
128 Brock Street, Unit 2
Barrie, Ontario L4N 2M2

Who Qualifies for a Habitat Home?

1. People who live in inadequate, substandard or poor living conditions.

2. Families must have verifiable, steady income sufficient to make timely mortgage payments i.e. with the ability to carry a mortgage and no high debt load.

3. Families must be willing to partner with Habitat for Humanity: Partnership is an agreement and commitment between people with shared goals, benefits and responsibilities, carried out in a spirit of good will and co-operation.

4. Total family yearly income before taxes must closely match the linked LICOs

5. Families should have lived in the area for at least two years.  Click here for map.