The Application Process
Applications for a Greater Nashua Habitat for Humanity house are accepted for a limited period of time when we have land to build a house.
We are accepting applications for our next house
Please Note: Our next house may be a single family or a multifamily house. You will be notified during the family selection process.
The period of time from when applications are accepted until a family is selected is approximately six months. The following steps are involved in the family selection process:
- Applications are accepted for a limited period of time – usually 45 to 60 days. During that time, people on our contact list are notified, and notices are placed in area newspapers and other public places, as well as on this website.
- When applications are received, they are checked to see if the information is complete. If something is missing, the applicant is notified and given up to 60 days to complete the required information.
- When all necessary information is received, the application is reviewed to see if the family meets the financial qualifications. This includes income levels and credit worthiness. Employers, credit reports, bank accounts, etc. will be checked to verify the information supplied. All applicants that do not qualify for any reason will be notified.
- Families that meet the financial qualifications will be contacted, and the first round of interviews with the Family Selection committee will be scheduled. During this interview, two members of the committee will visit the family at home to discuss their housing needs and willingness to participate in the partnership program. Families failing to meet the need and/or partnership requirements will be notified.
- Families that meet all qualifications will be contacted, and a second round of interviews will be scheduled with the Family Selection committee. The second interview will be with two different committee members at home to further assess the family’s needs and willingness to partner with Greater Nashua Habitat for Humanity.
- From the families with the greatest need and willingness to partner, the committee will select a family (or two in the case where a duplex will be built) to be owners of a Habitat house. The selected family (or families) must be approved by the board of directors. All remaining families will be notified as to whether they have been selected or not.
Once a family is selected for a Habitat house, the family will be assigned a representative from the Family Partnership committee. This representative will work with the family to support them with home ownership training, sweat equity requirements, and other matters from the time of being selected until the closing on the house. This time period may be one year or more.
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