As a proud affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity has been putting faith into action in our community since 1986, partnering with hard-working families to build more than 280 homes in the City of Richmond and the counties of Henrico, Chesterfield, Charles City and New Kent. Using the “theology of the hammer”, Richmond Habitat reestablishes in their lives the hope and dignity that poverty housing strips away.

The fruitfulness of the Habitat model here in Richmond and around the world depends on an intricate balance of the three main elements of the Habitat model – homeowner, volunteers and donors. Much like a three-legged stool, all of these elements must be equally balanced for the model to be successful.

Our partner families:
• meet the employment and low-debt criteria for homeownership.
• agree to participate in classes to train themselves in managing their personal finances and maintaining a home.
• contribute 350 hours of sweat equity, helping build other houses before construction on their own home even begins.
• make a down payment; an escrow account; and monthly mortgage payments, often juggling multiple jobs and childcare responsibilities while living their dream of homeownership.

Their house payments then become seed money to help build more Habitat homes.

Our volunteers:
• keep construction costs low by providing free labor and services. More than 31,000 volunteers have built with Richmond Habitat since 1986; that’s over 62,000 hands that have touched the lives of Richmond families.
• form bonds with homeowners and each other, crossing socio-economic, racial and cultural lines, strengthening and uniting the fabric of our community.
• find a deeper understanding of their faith, putting their personal beliefs into action.

• Contributions and investments provide the up-front funding for building materials and services that makes interest-free loans to Habitat homeowners possible.
• Richmond Habitat is not just a builder, but also a mortgage company, a realtor, a developer, a social services provider, a recruiting and training center, a retailer, a community of faith. Financial support provides program support.
• Those who give to Richmond Habitat multiply their abundance throughout our community today and for generations to come.

Contact Us to learn more about how you can get involved!