About Us

Hanover Habitat seeks to eradicate substandard housing from Hanover
County by encouraging all stakeholders (business, industry, government,
social services, congregations, civic clubs, schools and individual citizens)
to make housing a matter of action and conscience.

600 families in Hanover County are
living below the poverty level.

146 families have no source of heat.

Nearly 200 families lack complete
plumbing facilities.

The majority of these families include
children under the age of 18.

Because they cannot afford traditional
loans, many of these families are hidden
down country lanes in one of the
Commonwealth's most affluent
communities.

The rising costs of land and new homes in
Hanover County are forcing teachers,
police, fire and service workers out of the
housing market.

In Hanover County, there is enough land,
manpower, materials and capital to
eliminate substandard and poverty
housing. It is a matter of conscience and
will to maximize these resources.

A Hand Up, Not a Hand-out

Poverty is the root cause of so many of society's

costly

problems. Hanover Habitat breaks the cycle

of poverty by

offering an opportunity for families to

work for a new home.

Working with churches, businesses,
local government and other
nonprofit organizations, Hanover
Habitat coordinates the resources of
the community to purchase and
develop land and build simple,
decent homes.

The average Hanover Habitat home
is 1,100 square feet and costs
$140,000 to construct.

Qualified families agree to put at
least 350 hours of “sweat equity”
into the building of Habitat homes.

Zero-percent mortgage payments
allow homeowners to pay down
principal, significantly increasing
their equity. This rapid build-up of
equity positively reinforces the
pride of ownership and sense of
community.

These feelings, in turn, produce
stability. Stability keeps families
together. When families stay
together, children graduate high
school.

With an education, a sense of
community, and a sense of financial
well-being, the cycle of poverty is
broken for generations to come!

Hanover Habitat for Humanity
8177 Mechanicsville Turnpike,, Mechanicsville, VA 23111
Phone (804) 569-6108 Fax (804) 569-6317
info@hanoverhfh.org

A Hanover Family Actually Lived Here

Now They Live In A Habitat House Like This.