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May 2023
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Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County Announces the Launch of Almost Home – a New Pathway to Affordable Homeownership

Wilmington, DE, April 27, 2023 –(PR.com)– Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County (HFHNCC) is pleased to announce the launch of Almost Home, a new program to help more low-income individuals become homeowners. Made possible by funding from New Castle County and JPMorgan Chase, Almost Home is one of Habitat’s ways of creatively addressing New Castle County’s affordable housing crisis.

[read the full Press Release here]

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May 2023
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Building community: 150 volunteers take part in Habitat for Humanity project at Newark church

The parking lot at Newark United Methodist Church was a flurry of activity Saturday as 150 volunteers helped assemble walls for Habitat for Humanity.

“It’s really cool to see how houses are made,” said Heather Callahan, a University of Delaware graduate student who spent the morning hammering nails alongside her grandmother, Brenda Cassel. “You don’t know what goes into it when you just live in one.”

[read the full Newark Post article here]

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December 2022
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Repairing substandard housing critical for public health

According to a new study conducted by researchers from the University of Delaware’s Joseph R. Biden School of Public Policy & Administration, the impact of substandard housing on health and the need for critical home repairs in low-income, owner-occupied homes in Delaware is clear. Delaware’s Habitat for Humanity affiliates collaborated for a joint press conference to announce findings from a new statewide needs assessment for repairs to low-income owner-occupied housing in Delaware. The research was funded by a Delaware Community Foundation grant.

Studies reveal that individual hardships among low-income homeowners tend to be concentrated geographically in declining or distressed areas. This means low-income residential areas with elevated levels of homeownership are likely to contain many households that would benefit from assistance with home repairs, and such assistance would benefit not only individual households, but also uplift the quality of entire neighborhoods and communities. To read the full study, go to sussexcountyhabitat.org.

[read the full Cape Gazette article]

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December 2022
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Does homeownership seem out of reach? Help is available for low income Delaware residents.

Buying a home in Delaware seems out of reach for many residents.

With rents skyrocketing, finding an affordable place to live in the communities many have long called home seems more challenging than ever.

Pandemic financial woes combined with a hot real estate market fueled by a steady flow of newcomers compound Delaware’s housing affordability crisis. Many people simply do not make enough money to afford adequate housing in Delaware.

How much is enough money? The federal Housing and Urban Development agency says you should not be spending more than 30% of your income on housing costs and utilities.

Statewide, annual household incomes range from about $45,000 to $66,000 depending on your race and ethnicity, according to a JPMorgan Chase and Prosperity Now report.

[read the full Delaware Online article]

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