Kalamazoo Valley Habitat For

“The 990 is e-mailed in draft form to the finance committee. The finance committee reviews the 990 and inquires the cpa firm regarding any questions. Once the cpa and finance committee agree on the form, the 990 is presented to the board of directors for final approval.”

“Kvhh directors, officers, and staff shall disclose in writing to the board of directors any person to whom they are closely related or any organization with which they are affiliated who or which presently transacts business with kvhh or a related entity or might reasonably be expected to do so in the future. Each disclosure shall be updated and resubmitted to the secretary of the board on an annual basis. Upon disclosure of a conflict of interest the board member is required to retire from the room for the final vote relating to the transaction.”

“Governing documents are made available to the public upon request”

“Acquiring land and homes for the purpose of building new homes, and renovating existing homes to sell to very low income families under interest free land contracts or mortgages. The homes are located in urban areas of kalamazoo county, which are generally considered to be economically depressed. Habitat's support comes primarily from the sale of homes, various government grants and contributions from individual donors and various organizations. Kalamazoo valley habitat for humanity has implemented a home repair program, to help meet the changing needs of the communities we serve.”

“Volunteer development - enables habitat to fulfill their two fold vision to make simple, decent, affordable housing available and to transform lives and our community. Utilizing volunteer labor and resources significantly lowers the cost of home construction. Yet, most importantly, through the act of working in partnership with volunteers and homebuyers, we empower individuals and families to engage themselves in their community and to impact the lives of their neighbors through service and advocacy. Family service - has two major sets of activity. The first activity is the recruitment and selection of habitat partner families. This is a complicated process involving community education events, partner recruitment sessions, screening many applicants with the goal of serving 12 - 15 partner families per year (depending on eligibility of applicants). The second major set of activities is family support. This involves three stages: 1.strengthening the partner relationship between the habitat partner and the affiliate. 2.supporting the partner family with information and training through their homebuilding and sweat equity process. 3.preparing the partner family for a successful transition from renter to owner (training, skill development, attitude and responsibility).”

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