Our work

Building affordable homes with partner families in Southeastern Vermont.

A hand up, not a handout

Our volunteers and supporters help partner families build their own homes and purchase them with an affordable mortgage, gaining the strength and stability that come with a place of their own.

Representative projects

Homes we've built with partner families in recent years.

  • Habitat home on Johnson Avenue

    Johnson Avenue

  • Habitat home on LaCross Road

    LaCross Road

  • Habitat home on Myrtle Street

    Myrtle Street

  • Habitat home on Summit Avenue

    Summit Avenue

  • Habitat home on Union Street

    Union Street

  • Habitat home on Wall Street

    Wall Street

  • Habitat home on Whitcomb Street

    Whitcomb Street

From our build sites

Photos of our amazing team of volunteers.

Volunteer crew in matching shirts outside a home under renovation Two volunteers installing drywall on a ceiling frame Volunteer crew posed with a rubbish dumpster during a site cleanup Volunteers loading debris into a dumpster on a work site Volunteers in hard hats framing an interior wall Volunteer in a dust mask removing old plaster during demolition Volunteers clearing brush and small trees at a build site Volunteer in a hard hat cutting lumber with a miter saw Volunteers checking a wall frame with a level inside a home under construction Sign marking the site of a future Habitat home Volunteers sorting discarded appliances and equipment during a site cleanup Volunteers clearing furniture and debris outside a garage during a site cleanup

Frequently asked questions

Which communities do you serve?

We serve Andover, Baltimore, Cavendish, Chester, Grafton, Ludlow, Rockingham, Springfield, Weathersfield, and Weston. For other communities, please visit habitat.org to find the other affiliates operating in Vermont.

Do you do home repairs?

We are not accepting requests for home repairs at this time, as we are focusing our resources on building new affordable homes.

Who do I contact regarding land or property that Habitat may want to build on?

Land is one of the biggest hurdles to building affordable homes, and we're always interested in hearing about buildable lots or donatable property in our service area. Please call us at (802) 885-6440 or email infospringfieldhabitat@vermontel.net.

Who do I contact about a property Habitat is already building on?

For any question about an active Habitat build site (schedules, access, or concerns), please contact us directly at (802) 885-6440 and we'll connect you with the right person.

Do you give homes away for free?

No. Habitat homes are not given away. Partner families purchase their homes with an affordable mortgage, and they invest hundreds of hours of their own labor, called sweat equity, building alongside volunteers. Mortgage payments then help fund future Habitat homes.

Who can apply for a Habitat house?

Anyone who lives or works in our service area (Andover, Baltimore, Cavendish, Chester, Grafton, Ludlow, Rockingham, Springfield, Weathersfield, or Weston) and meets the selection criteria below may apply. Habitat follows a nondiscriminatory policy of family selection: neither race nor religion is a factor in choosing Habitat homeowners.

How do you qualify for a Habitat home?

Habitat homeowners are selected on three criteria: need for decent, affordable housing (for example, substandard or overcrowded conditions, or housing costs above 30% of household income); willingness to partner with Habitat, including 500 hours of sweat equity building or remodeling their own home, plus a required financial management and budgeting course; and ability to pay, meaning a 30-year, zero-percent-interest mortgage with taxes, insurance, and utilities escrowed into the monthly payment (a credit report and employment and financial disclosures are required). Contact us to learn about the application process.