Does Habitat build houses only for minorities?
We build houses with people in need without regard to race. Three criteria drive the family selection process: need; ability to repay the no-profit, no-interest mortgage; and a willingness to partner with Habitat. The U.S. Fair Housing Act of 1968 prohibits denying anyone housing on the basis of race, sex, creed, marital status, color or national origin. The covenant that all local affiliates sign with Habitat for Humanity International also specifies that HFH homeowner families are selected according to criteria that do not discriminate on the basis of race, creed or ethnic background. What you may find, however, is that the ethnic makeup of Habitat homeowners mirrors that of the very-low-income population.
