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Dorchester Habitat for Humanity, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
“’As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you. If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commands and remained in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit - fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. This is my command: Love each other.’” John 15:9-17
 
History

Dorchester Habitat’s goal is to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from Dorchester County and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action.

This is not a give-away program. Habitat houses are sold to our partner families at no profit, financed with affordable, no-interest mortgages. Habitat homeowners invest 425 hours of their own labor -- sweat equity -- into building their houses and the houses of others. Homeowners’ mortgage payments go into a revolving Fund for Humanity that is used to build more houses.

Building a Habitat for Humanity house is not an easy endeavor. It requires careful planning, enthusiastic volunteers, generous donations (building materials and labor equivalent to at least $45,000 per house) and diligent prayer.

Dorchester Habitat for Humanity began in 1993. The board of directors and volunteers built 5 homes in the first 6 years. In March 2000, DHH hired its first full-time employee, an Executive Director. An Americorps Vista Volunteer joined in July 2000 to be Volunteer Coordinator. DHH hired a part time Construction Supervisor in 2003. A second Americorps member joined in 2004 as the Assistant Construction Supervisor. In 2005, DHH hired its first full time Development Director.

DHH has now dedicated 26 houses for needy families, and we are about to start three more homes. The houses are located off Germantown Road and North Hickory Street in Summerville and in Grover in St. George.

DHH relies on dedicated volunteers throughout the year to help with our mission. Volunteers are needed on the worksite, Habitat Homestore, in the office, on our committees and so much more. It takes roughly 2000 volunteer hours to complete a Habitat House and countless hours of behind the scenes work.

Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing organization that began in 1976 when Linda and Millard Fuller had given away all their millions. They wanted to show the love of Christ in action. The Bible says, “Faith without works is dead, and I’ll show you my faith by what I DO”. The firm belief that “everyone who gets sleepy at night deserves a simple, decent place to lay their head” led to the vision of a world with no more shacks, no more overcrowded apartments, no more unsafe mobile homes.

Dorchester Habitat for Humanity is an affiliate of HFHI.