• The FAMILY SELECTION COMMITTEE finds and selects those families qualified to be "partner families" and who will become Habitat homeowners.  Working through a selection process, the committee solicits and evaluates written applications, checks credit and other relevant information about applicant families, and conducts home visits and interviews with the families.

Though the committee may wish we could approve many more applications, we do not approve more than Habitat can serve, given the resources that we have or can acquire.  We select those families who appear best qualified on the basis of the selection criteria, which guide us in selecting those most likely to be successful as Habitat homeowners.  The Family Selection Committee is an excellent place for service by a volunteer who enjoys meeting people in the community and who can be both objective and empathetic in the selection process.
 

Family Selection Committee

Job Description  

The Committee is responsible for drafting the selection criteria, reviewing applications and background information of applicants to determine if they meet the guidelines to become partner families. This process also includes a home visit/interview and a committee interview. Applicants must meet three criteria: 

1. A need for adequate housing

2. An ability to pay a mortgage

3. A willingness to partner with Habitat for Humanity 

If a prospective partner family meets the criteria, the Family Selection Committee will make a provisional recommendation to the board of Directors for the family to be approved as a partner family with Habitat for Humanity.

The Committee meets once monthly on the first Tuesday at 6:00 PM, at the Habitat office, usually for two hours. This committee reports its actions to the Board of Directors.