GREELEY AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

The family services program is comprised of programs and practices designed to provide applicants and approved homeowners with the skills and support they need to prosper as long-term homeowners. Support services are multifaceted and begin with a consultation with the gahfh family services associate. Approved applicants are paired with a family support committee volunteer who work alongside the partner family throughout the homebuilding and closing processes. Said volunteers work with the partner family to complete a series of six written lessons including: ownership vs. Rental occupancy, financial planning, protection of the investment value of the home, homeowner's insurance, equity building and income tax responsibility, and "your mortgage." in addition to the lessons completed with the family support volunteer, approved applicants are required to complete a series of group workshops prior to closing on their home. Group workshops include: landscaping, city codes, covenants, homeowner's insurance (workshop), and hoa. In 2021, gahfh hired a family services specialist, a hud certified housing couselor, allowing us to accept applications year-round. In gahfh's 35-year history, there has only been one foreclosure, a testament to gahfh successfully preparing its partners for homeownership.