Cheshire Interfaith Housing does not give away houses. In addition to a down payment and the monthly mortgage payments, homeowners invest hundreds of hours of their own labor  into building their house and the houses of others.

The Cheshire Interfaith Housing  selection committee chooses homeowners based on their level of need and income and their willingness to become partners in the program.  Cheshire Interfaith Housing follows a nondiscriminatory policy of family selection. Neither race nor religion is a factor in choosing the families who are selected to participate in our home building program.

We are modeled after Habitat for Humanity, but on a local scale.

Key Benefits

• Hard working families get assistance in obtaining a first home.
• "Sweat Equity" - the family helps to build their own home, giving them a vested interest in maintaining a home.
• The volunteers not only gain skills and a sense of community, but get to know wonderful new families.

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Last modified: 11/28/03