Habitat for Humanity Club at the University of Virginia

Club Description

The Habitat for Humanity Club at the University of Virginia (HUVA) partners with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville (HFHGC) by providing volunteers for build sites and the ReStore, supporting their mission through education and advocacy, and raising money to fund local projects, all of which directly support the dreams of local families seeking to become first-time homeowners.HFHGC is a local affiliate of Habitat for Humanity (HFH), a global nonprofit housing organization working in local communities across all fifty states in the United States of America and in approximately seventy countries around the world. HFH’s vision is of a world where everyone has a decent place to live. HFH works toward this vision by building strength, stability and self-reliance in partnership with families in need of decent and affordable housing. HFH homeowners help build their own homes alongside volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage.HUVA has been established in accordance with the Agreement for a Contracted Independent Organization (CIO), which is updated annually by the University of Virginia’s Student Council, to assist HFHGC to carry out the mission, vision, and principles of HFH.