This page is for the Greater Florence Habitat for Humanity. It was founded in 1991 and serves the Greater Florence area.

Greater Florence Habitat for Humanity Mission Statement -

Seeking to put God’s love into action, Greater Florence Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.

Greater Florence Habitat for Humanity Vision -

A world where everyone has a decent place to live.

The Principals of Habitat for Humanity:

A. Demonstrate the love of Jesus Christ
B. Focus on shelter
C. Advocate for affordable housing
D. Promote dignity and hope
E. Support sustainable and transformational development

Non-proselytizing Policy:

"Habitat for Humanity International and its affiliated organizations will not proselytize. Nor will HFH work with entities or individuals who insist on proselytizing as part of their work with HFH. This means that HFH will not offer assistance on the expressed or implied condition that people must adhere to or convert to a particular faith or listen and respond to messaging designed to induce conversion to a particular faith."


The ultimate goal of Greater Florence Habitat for Humanity is to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness in Florence by building adequate and basic housing for low-income families. Furthermore, all of our words and actions are for the ultimate purpose of putting shelter on the hearts and minds of people in such a powerful way that poverty housing and homelessness become socially, politically, and religiously unacceptable in our nation and world.
Our organization partners with local low-income families, who are in desperate need of housing, and through volunteer labor, provides them the opportunity to own their own home. Habitat for Humanity is a hand up, not a hand out. Since receiving our charter in 1991, the Greater Florence affiliate has successfully built thirty five homes in Florence and is currently building more. We at Greater Florence Habitat for Humanity are very excited about this milestone because it marks the beginning of the new future of our organization. Next year we plan on building five houses: a number that will continue to increase as each year passes. With the help of our community, we will eliminate poverty housing in Florence.
Many people do not realize that we actually sell new homes to deserving, low-income families in Florence. Partner families must maintain a stable monthly income in order to pay their twenty-year, interest free mortgage payments, which are around $300 per month. A family must also be in need of adequate housing in order to be eligible to receive a Habitat home, which may include substandard housing, overcrowding, of homelessness. Lastly, a family must complete 300 hours of “sweat equity” which they receive by working on their home or the homes of others.
As you can see, Greater Florence Habitat for Humanity is a worthy organization with a worthy cause. We ask that you will please consider helping us eliminate poverty housing in Florence.