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A Message From Elizabeth Thompson

Ellie is no ordinary contestant. She will tell you she was blessed to have Habitat come into her life, but the truth is we were the ones who were blessed. Ellie was a single mom left with nothing but her three boys living in section 8 housing when she first learned about Habitat. She closed on her Habitat home in 2002 and ever since then she has been been paying Habitat back 10 fold. In addition to building her home she went to school and built an amazing career as a math teacher at Alleman High School. Her boys are raised, her home is paid off, and yet she continues to be a posterchild of success for Habitat and lead the Alleman High School Chapter of Habitat volunteers. Her and her students fundraise and give of their time and talent every chance they get." Elesha Gayman, Development Director, Habitat for Humanity QC.

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In Support of Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities
The Habitat program is a multi-prong approach to breaking the cycle of poverty. First, we work to identify low income families who can’t qualify for traditional mortgages and who have a need for better housing options. We pair this family with a mentor who helps them through the process of building a new home. In addition, the families must complete 250 hours per adult of “sweat equity” before they can move into their new home. They must also complete a series of classes relating to budgeting, home maintenance, and other information pertaining to successful home ownership. Once the program and build is complete the Partner Family will close on their new home with a zero percent mortgage and low down payment. Habitat for Humanity holds this mortgage to ensure that the family’s payments are no more than 30% of their monthly income. The mortgage payments they make are paid forward to help us build homes for future families.Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities builds strength, stability, and self-reliance through affordable housing.  In addition to the Home Building program, we also operate a Home Repair and Neighborhood Revitalization program.