Habitat for Humanity Hosting Application Open House on May 27
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sioux Falls is hosting a public event for homeownership applicants at the South Dakota Military Heritage Alliance (1600 W Russell St, Sioux Falls) on Thursday, May 27. Anyone is welcome to stop in during the hours of 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to learn about the upcoming Homeownership Application Drive in June. This event was organized in partnership with the Veterans Affairs Regional Office.
Habitat staff will be at the event to answer questions and provide application materials. Interested applicants are encouraged to stop in. Information for Habitat’s Neighborhood Revitalization Program, which helps local homeowners with home-preservation projects, will also be available.
If you are not able to attend but are still interested in applying, Habitat will post resources and program information online at siouxfallshabitat.org/apply.
Applications for Homeownership to Open in June
Habitat’s Homeownership Program opens to new applicants for a limited time each year. In 2021, applications for homeownership will open on Tuesday, June 1. The deadline to apply is 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 30. Application forms will be available at the Habitat ReStore entrance or by online download from Tuesday, May 25, through Wednesday, June 30.
Interested applicants should review Habitat’s eligibility requirements and selection criteria. The 2021 application includes extended income eligibility for veterans/military, first responders, and frontline healthcare workers. Definitions for special eligibility are posted with the income guidelines.
About Habitat’s Homeownership Program
People in our community, and all over the world, partner with Habitat to build or improve a place they can call home. Habitat homeowners help build their own homes alongside Habitat staff and volunteers, and they pay an affordable mortgage. With our help, Habitat homeowners achieve the strength, stability and independence they need to build a better life for themselves and their families.
Habitat for Humanity is an equal-opportunity lender. Habitat does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, age, handicap, religion, family status, national origin, source of income, or exercise of rights under the Consumer Credit Protection Act.