Yakima Valley Partners Habitat for Humanity

yakima valley partners habitat for humanity is a private non-profit, non-denominational christian ministry that builds homes in partnership with qualified low-income families in the yakima valley. habitat for humanity is a home ownership program in which families purchase homes at no profit through interest-free mortgages we provide. yakima valley partners habitat for humanity does not build homes for families; rather, it builds alongside those who demonstrate need and willingness to partner with habitat. homeowner families invest 500 hours of "sweat equity"​ labor into the houses. their monthly mortgage goes into a revolving fund for humanity to help fund the construction of more houses in the yakima valley. through this approach, habitat gives partner families a hand up, not a hand out, restoring the dignity that poverty can strip away. habitat work sites are places to build relationships as well as houses. modeled on biblical principles, habitat's self-help solution to the blight of