Habitat for Humanity of Schenectady County

Established in 1993, Habitat for Humanity of Schenectady County partners with working families, sponsors, and communities to build safe, decent, affordable homes and to provide support services that promote successful home purchase and ownership. As one of 1,500 affiliates of Habitat for Humanity International, Schenectady Habitat is a nonprofit organization that works throughout Schenectady County to bring generous donors and hardworking volunteers together with qualified, working families. The result is dramatic, positive differences in the lives of family members and in neighborhoods.

The Habitat model provides low-income qualified families looking to purchase their own simple, decent, affordable home, the opportunity to do so. The homes purchased are built almost entirely by volunteers. We also operate a Restore, a used furniture and homewares store, in order to raise funds for our mission. By giving low-income homeowners the opportunity to own their own safe, affordable home, we hope to give them the opportunity to start a new chapter in their lives, and ultimately, to transform the community around them.