Every Family Deserves a Simple, Decent Place to Live

 

The Newport Restore on Hwy 70W	The New Jacksonville Restore

 

Crystal Coast Habitat for Humanity is now serving both Carteret and Onslow counties. The Habitat ReStores help raise funds for Habitat Home builds. The Newport ReStore is open Monday through Saturday from 9am to 4pm, and is located at 5898 Hwy 70W.  The Jacksonville ReStore located at 1205 Hargett St. has re-opened, and the hours are Monday through Wednesday 10am to 4pm, Thursday and Friday from 10am until 5pm, and on Saturday from 10am until 3pm. Directions: Follow Hwy 24 into the Jax area. Follow signs to Beirut Memorial and stay to right when Hwy "Bypass" splits-stay on Biz 17. Go to stop light by Beirut Memorial turn-off, but turn right by cemetery onto Hargett St. The New River Shops are about 2-3 blocks on the left. Turn into the first drive to parking lot and the store will be on the left side.)

Crystal Coast Habitat for Humanity recently completed a home in Jacksonville and has three more under construction in Carteret County. Since starting in November of 1988, Crystal Coast Habitat has completed 77 home build projects.

Families selected into the partnership home building program must meet certain income criteria and residency requirements. Habitat families earn 400 or more sweat equity hours on their home and other Habitat projects and complete homeowner education courses. They receive a 0% mortgage on the cost to build their home that they must pay back over a period of up to 30 years. Current homes cost between $95,000 and $105,000 according to land availability and size of the home. This means that a family can enjoy a safe, affordable shelter for less than $500 per month including property taxes and homeowner insurances.

During the past two years, Crystal Coast Habitat has earned the prestigious US EPA Energy Star Certification on nine homes. This means that the energy bills on a four-bedroom home are guaranteed to be less than $35 per month, and $27 per month on a three-bedroom, keeping these Habitat homes affordable.

• Habitat homes are built with volunteer labor, using as much donated materials and land whenever possible.
• Homeowners are carefully selected and must:
  • Have a housing need
  • Meet our income guidelines, and be able to pay a 0% mortgage payment on the cost to build their home.
  • Have a plan to complete 400 hours of sweat equity work on their home and other habitat projects.
• Materials and costs to build a Habitat house average about $75,000. Including land costs, a typical Habitat homeowner's mortgage is $95,000 to $105,000.
• No interest is charged on the homeowner's mortgage loan. Terms are based on what that person can afford to pay. A typical Habitat mortgage is 30 years.

For more information on the home partnership program or to learn more about ways to volunteer, call the Habitat corporate office at 252.223.2111.                               Donations and purchases made at the Habitat ReStores help buy materials to build Habitat homes and eliminate excess waste going to our landfills.                                   Visit the Newport and Jacksonville Habitat ReStores and help eliminate poverty housing along the Crystal Coast!