KNOXVILLE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC

Partner families complete 300 hours of "sweat equity" (homeowner education) to build and purchase their affordable home. Knoxville habitat for humanity provides more than 200 homeowner education classes each year. Classes are offered on multiple days of the week and at varying times to accommodate shift workers. In addition to weekly budgeting classes, the curriculum also includes topics such as: telling your story, orientation 1 & 2, home maintenance, energy efficiency, nutrition and food budgets, good neighbor 1 & 2, house construction and purchase agreements, and a wills clinic. Our family services staff work with families between classes to help them address needs and navigate deadlines. Knoxville habitat has a 96.7% homeownership success rate that is greatly due to the outstanding 9 to 18-month homeowner education and family support program.