How to Find Your Local Affiliate

To find the Habitat for Humanity affiliate nearest you, click on the State Map page, then find your area on the map.  When you click on the logo nearest your town, contact information for that affiliate will appear.

How to Apply for Home Ownership

Habitat for Humanity encourages all families who are in need of housing assistance to apply for the Habitat Program.  Please be aware that this is a permanent housing program.  Homes are purchased with a mortgage note that continues for approximately 20-30 years until the mortgage is paid off.
To become a homeowner, an applicant must meet the following three requirements:
A Need for Affordable Housing —  The family must be living in over-crowded or substandard conditions or be paying too much for current rent.  The applicant must meet the financial requirements for the local affiliate.
An Ability to Repay the Loan —  All Habitat homes are sold to the homeowner at 0% interest and at NO profit.  All applicants must have acceptable credit history and sufficient income to repay the loan.
A Willingness to Partner —  All homeowners must agree to donate at least 300 hours (hours may vary by local affiliate) of “sweat equity” and to properly maintain the Habitat home.
Applications for Habitat homes may be picked up at your local Habitat for Humanity office.  Once the form is completed and returned to the Habitat for Humanity office nearest you, it will be reviewed by the Family Selection Committee.
Habitat for Humanity complies with all Fair Housing practices.

How to Volunteer

It is only because of volunteer efforts that Habitat for Humanity is able to sell Habitat homes at affordable prices to our partner families.  Volunteer work can be done for nearly any amount of time on nearly any day of the week.  Please call your nearest Habitat for Humanity’s office for more information about the volunteer options listed below.

Construction/Work Site:One of the most challenging and rewarding forms of volunteer work is the hands-on construction of homes.  Volunteers are also needed at work sites to assist in preparing food for volunteers and for other non-construction related events.
Serve on a Committee:
The following are examples of the types of committees that might be available at your local Habitat for Humanity: Family Selection, Family Support, Church Relations, Site Selection, ReStore, Fundraising/Public Relations

ReStore
A ReStore is a type of facility operated by some Habitat for Humanity affiliates.  Restores sell new and used building materials and home furnishings with the profits from all sales going directly into building Habitat homes.

How to Donate

Habitat for Humanity of Louisiana State Support Organization relies extensively on donations for operation and for support of the Habitat affiliates.  Money donated to Habitat for Humanity of Louisiana benefits all of the affiliates across the state.  If you are interested in donating to Habitat for Humanity of Louisiana, simply call us at (225) 389-0088 or send your donation by mail or deliver it to the address below:

Habitat for Humanity of Louisiana State Support Organization
460 North 11th St.
Baton Rouge, LA 70802

If you would like to make a donation in memory of a loved one, you may mail it in or deliver it to our office. Habitat for Humanity of Louisiana will send a card recognizing your donation to the name and address you provide.