• Habitat International is a non-profit, nondenominational Christian housing ministry founded in 1976, whose purpose is to put God’s love into action, bringing people from all walks of life together, no matter their religious views, to build homes, communities, and hope. Over 67 million people have been helped by Habitat housing programs globally. Locally, 111 individuals have benefited from our home build and home repair programs.
• L-C Valley Habitat for Humanity (LCV HFH) has built 35 homes: Lewiston (27), and Clarkston (8). Our 36th Habitat home is under construction in the Lewiston Orchards.
• The LCV HFH home repairs has been able to provide critical home repairs to low-income homeowners in the city of Clarkston. Partnering with Washington State Department of Commerce and the city of Clarkston, we were the subrecipient for a Community Development Block Grant. The Clarkston Affordable Repair Program helped low-income homeowners with major home repairs, such as roofs, foundations, HVAC, and more. Since 2022 we’ve provided critical home repairs benefiting 44 individuals.
• Habitat is a hand up, not a handout. Homeowners are selected based on need, ability to purchase the home, willingness to put in 250 hours helping build the home (“sweat equity”), and other financial criteria. Habitat follows federal fair housing law, serving individuals regardless of their faith, ethnicity, age, etc. The homeowner buys the home for an affordable, income-based mortgage, and the mortgage payments help build the next home.
• A typical Habitat home is 1200 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Habitat homes cost $250,000, excluding land. Habitat homes are built with energy star standards and accessibility in mind. They can be modified to fit the future homeowner’s household size and specific needs. Volunteer labor keeps Habitat homes affordable. Annually, over 200 community members volunteer over 3000 hours to build each home.
• Unless materials and land are donated, LCV Habitat purchases building materials with gifts from local donors, fundraisers, ReStore sales, and monthly mortgage payments from current homeowners. Our largest fundraiser is L-C Valley Pumpkin Patch.
• Funds donated to LCV Habitat support the LC Valley economy. We shop locally for skilled sub- contractors and building materials. Habitat homeowners pay taxes like any other homeowner, supporting local schools and government.
• LCV Habitat operates the ReStore, a volunteer and staffed thrift store in Lewiston that sells donated home improvement and décor materials. Anyone can shop or donate, and proceeds help build Habitat homes. Volunteers are welcome to help serve customers, clean and repair donated items

For more information, visit l-cvalleyhabitat.org or call 208.743.1300. Address: 2200 8th Avenue, Lewiston, ID

Administration/Programs: Email: director@lewisclarkhabitat.org

ReStore: restoremanager@lewisclarkhabitat.org