About Us

Habitat for Humanity Atlantic County, Inc. is a non-profit organization whose goal is to eliminate poverty or sub-standard housing in our community, one house at a time. We are a volunteer organization that works in partnership with carefully selected families to achieve their goal of obtaining decent, affordable housing for their family. The Habitat homeownership program is not a “give-away” program. Each adult is required to contribute 250 hours of “sweat equity” before moving into his or her home. The hours are accumulated through volunteering for other community organizations, churches, hospitals, working in the Habitat office and helping to build another family’s home.

The need for simple, decent, affordable housing in our county is great. The Family Selection committee works diligently in selecting families who need housing. There are three criteria to qualify for a Habitat home. The first is need, the second is the ability to pay the mortgage, and the third is the willingness to partner. There are income guidelines for eligibility and the family needs to have a consistent source of income to qualify. Each newly selected family is assigned a Family Partner who walks them through the process of becoming a homeowner. The Partner stays with the family for at least a year after they move into their home. In some cases it is a bond that remains intact for years.

The house is sold to the family for the cost of construction and the mortgage is interest free. These two factors enable families to own an affordable home. Habitat holds the mortgage and the principal paid back to us goes toward building more homes. The average monthly mortgage payment is $650, including taxes and insurance. To date, 33 families are proud homeowners and tax-paying citizens in Atlantic County.

We are thankful and indebted to those individuals, organizations, businesses and municipalities that have joined with Habitat in seeking ways to help us help others. The Atlantic City and County Board of Realtors holds an annual fund-raising event to benefit our affiliate. They have contributed more than $175,000 for Habitat homes. We are funded through CRDA and the Atlantic City Community Development Block Grant for building and administration in Atlantic City. Funding in mainland communities comes through private donations and fund-raising efforts. We’ve completed four homes using funds through the Atlantic County Improvement Authority – HOME Program. Our Annual George Logan Memorial Golf Tournament continues to grow and provides funding for our affiliate. In order to meet the needs of prospective families, it is always important that we continue seeking new avenues of funding.

The dedication of the building committee is amazing. They work each Saturday in an effort to get families into their homes as quickly as possible. They are volunteers who give of their time and talents to help improve the life of a family. It seems that there is always the need for volunteers and we appreciate every effort made to support this organization. We urgently need skilled builders to volunteer with us.

Habitat for Humanity Atlantic County
2013 Board of Directors

 Rick Ricciardi, President

Laurel DeViney, Vice President

Barbara Hulsizer, Treasurer

Nicholas Sena, Secretary

Lori Amato

Robert W. Bucknam, Jr.

Shawn Donaldson

Carol Douglas

Nelson Geralds

Beverly Graham-Foy

Louella James

Eric Johnston

Thelma Wilder

Joe Yeoman

 Habitat for Humanity Atlantic County
Mailing Address: PO Box 443, Pleasantville, NJ 08232
Physical Address: 7117 Ventnor Avenue, Ventnor, NJ 08406
PH: (609) 487-9472
FAX: (609) 487-7516
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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