Our Mission

Verde Valley Habitat for Humanity (HFH) is a locally run affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing organization. Habitat for Humanity International works in partnership with people in need to build simple decent, affordable housing. The houses are sold to partnering families at no profit and with no interest charged. Partner families repay Verde Valley Habitat through a 20 year mortgage.

As a private non-profit organization, all of our funding comes from local contributions and partnerships. Donations of goods, services, and cash help to cover our operating costs, fund the building of our homes, obtain land for construction, and provide valuable services to our homeowners. The only way we can continue our mission to build homes is if people from the community - people like you - get involved and help. There are many ways you can become involved in the Habitat mission and help a family in need to realize their dream to own a home.

Volunteers provide most of the labor, and individual and corporate donors donate money and materials to build Habitat houses. Partner families themselves invest hundreds of hours of labor - "sweat equity" - into building their homes, and the homes of others. Their mortgage payments go into a revolving Fund for Humanity that is used to build more houses.

If you want to make a difference in the lives of those in your community, you can donate now. Click on the link 'Donate Online' on the right side of the page to donate to the Verde Valley HFH affiliate in Cottonwood, AZ. Our affiliate receives the entire amount of designated donations -- not one penny is deducted for fees or charges of any kind.

Verde Valley Habitat for Humanity, Inc., was founded in 1995. The chapter has completed and dedicated 11 homes, and house #12 is in progress. We are currently in the Family Selection phase of this new home. Through your loving hands and donations, House #11 was dedicated on March 21, 2010. You can check out our previous projects by visiting our Projects page.

The Verde Valley Habitat for Humanity affiliate represents the communities of Camp Verde, Clarkdale, Jerome, Cornville, Cottonwood, Lake Montezuma, Rimrock, Sedona and other nearby communities. Most recently we built homes in the Rimrock and Lake Montezuma communities where land is more affordable and conducive to our self-help ownership program.