Applying for Housing (2nd attempt!)

Applications for the fourth home to be built in 2012 were due by June 30, 2011. Applications for a fifth home are now being accepted.

Note: Partner Families are chosen in a way that does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, age, handicap, religion, national origin, family status or marital status, or because all or part of income is derived from any public assistance program.
Partner families have been identified for the first four homes to be built in Putnam County. We are now looking for the fifth family for a home, but the location is not yet determined. A deadline and construction date will be announced in the future.

Eligibility

Need for adequate shelter. Is your present housing unsafe, unhealthy, too crowded or too expensive?
Ability to pay. Can you pay a small monthly mortgage payment? Do you have a good credit record and good budget habits? Does your family income fit the guidelines below?
Willingness to partner. Can you, along with friends and family, do 350 hours of sweat equity?

2011 Annual Income Guidelines

Updated in March of every year by the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)

NOTE: 2011 Guidelines have not yet been published by HUD

Family Size

Minimum Income

Maximum Income

1

$11,600

$23,200

2

$13,250

$26,500

3

$14,900

$29,800

4

$16,550

$33,100

5

$17,875

$35,750

6

$19,200

$38,400

7

$20,525

$41,050

8

$21,850

$43,700

The first step in applying for a Habitat home (becoming a Partner Family) is to fill out our "pre-application" form.

Click here to download the pre-application

Once you have the pre-application downloaded, you must print it out and then fill in the information. You may provide supporting papers if you like. Once you are finished, mail the application to Putnam County Habitat for Humanity, 150 North Oak Street, Ottawa, OH 45875. The office is open on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9 am to Noon if you want to drop it off in person.

Putnam County Habitat for Humanity Mission Statement

Habitat for Humanity International is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry that seeks to eliminate substandard housing from the face of the earth by partnering with low-income families to build or renovate adequate, affordable housing that is sold to the family without profit or interest.