Building Projects

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The average cost for a Habitat home in the South Central Minnesota affiliate is $100,000. The money invested in the construction of the home is returned to Habitat as the mortgage is paid off, and then the money is reinvested to build more homes. Essentially, donations become part of an endowment for the affiliate, which allows it to continually build more houses.

The Habitat houses are built by volunteers with the help of the partner families, who invest 500 hours of work on their houses or on fundraising activities. In addition, the St. Peter Chapter has a unique relationship with the St. Peter High School Building Trades class. Each year, the class builds a house at the school, and then in June the house is moved to a lot where Habitat volunteers finish it. This partnership has enabled the St. Peter Chapter to complete a house every year.

Current Builds

The St. Peter Chapter has built 17 homes during its 13 year history and has 1 more in progress.