Habitat For Humanity Program Analysis

The program Habitat for Humanity was brought to life by Clarence Jordan in Americus Alabama. On the Koinonia Farm, Millard and Linda Fuller dreamt up the idea of “partnership housing”. Partnership Housing is where someone who needs shelter works with other volunteers to build affordable housing that is also cosmetically and structurally appealing. The very first family involved with the program was a couple named Beau and Emma with their five children. They previously lived in a hobble that was not insulated and, lacked indoor plumbing. With Koinonia’s Partnership Housing Program, Beau and Emma were able to be relocated into a house that had included modern-day appliances, a heating system, and indoor plumbing. The Fullers then decided to take
The family returned to the United States in 1976 and put together the group known today as Habitat for Humanity. President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalyn endorsed, volunteered, and helped to widely expand the program. Habitat now works in over 1,400 communities across the United States and in nearly seventy countries and has helped 6.8 million people achieve strength, stability, and independence through safe, decent and affordable shelter (Frequently asked questions. (2016). Retrieved December 04, 2016, from http://www.habitat.org/about/faq). Habitat for Humanity’s mission is seeking to put God’s love into action. Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope. The founders of the organization had the dream that homelessness will be a thing of the past and that it will no longer be a reality for families by providing them a decent place to live. Habitat has a Christian foundation, and it heavily influences the way the program conducts each project they work on. There are five principles that the program volunteers go by. To demonstrate the love of Jesus Christ,
The donations from all of the different families and bigger agencies and companies go into the framework, the materials, and the services that are being offered. The cost and benefit for the program are efficient. According to the website Charity Navigator, the program received the overall score of 81.72 out of a one hundred (Charity Navigator - Rating for Habitat for Humanity International. (2016, January 1). Retrieved December 05, 2016, from https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=3789). The cost that goes into building the homes and the labor that goes into the projects produce the benefits of families having access to the basic necessities all humans need to survive such as running water. Considering the agency runs primarily from donations, the cost to complete the houses are quite low and the benefits include millions of families who no longer have to face being homeless. (Charity Navigator - Rating for Habitat for Humanity International. (2016, January 1). Retrieved December 05, 2016, from