One out of every three households in Lafayette is paying too much for housing, making it hard to achieve financial stability. We are working to change that through affordable homeownership.
One out of every three households in Lafayette is paying too much for housing, making it hard to achieve financial stability. We are working to change that through affordable homeownership.
When a family can achieve stable, affordable housing, they can then focus on securing other essentials for their family - like adequate healthcare, nutrition, transportation, and childcare.
Families in need of decent, affordable housing apply for homeownership with Lafayette Habitat for Humanity. Potential homebuyers can qualify for by demonstrating a need for stable housing, the ability to pay an affordable mortgage, and a willingness to accomplish sweat-equity hours and other requirements, like completing financial education programs.
Habitat does not give houses away. Our qualified homebuyers partner with Habitat to help build their homes by putting in more than 200 hours of sweat equity. Then, they purchase their houses with an affordable mortgage financed by Habitat. These mortgage payments are then recycled to build more homes.
Habitat for Humanity follows a nondiscriminatory policy of family selection. Neither race nor religion is a factor in choosing Habitat’s homeowners.
How to Qualify
Habitat selects future homeowners using the following four criteria:
1) Need
2) Ability to Pay
3) Willingness to Partner
4) Residency
Applications for our Affordable Homeownership Program are typically available once a year. During open application periods, interested applicants can apply online or pick up one from our program office at 823 W. Congress Street in Lafayette. The applicants should submit the completed application along with all of the required attachments to our office before the listed deadline.
Affordable Homeownership applications are open. Please check back for updates.
Voice: 337-261-5041
Fax: 337-269-9131
823 W. Congress St.
Lafayette, LA 70501
3123 1/2 Johnston Street
Lafayette, LA 70503
Donation Hotline: 337-371-6030