Final Steps

After a family completes 250 hours of sweat equity they will be offered the next available house that is suitable for the size and composition of their family.  Then they will work the remainder of the 250 hours working on their own home.

There are several workshops including Finance 1 and 2, Pre-closing Workshop, Home Safety and Neighborhood Security, Predatory Lending, and Conflict Resolution given by the Mentoring Committee that future homeowners must attend before becoming homeowners.   When a home is available and accepted by the family, they will be assigned a mentor from the Mentoring Committee who will help with the details of becoming homeowners.  Most of our houses are on the East Side and in the East End of Bridgeport, but we also build in the surrounding communities.