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r <br /> PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br /> r <br /> r <br /> 1. Name of Applicant: 3, 4. Project Number: <br /> I <br /> Z County of Orange Community Revitalization 1 <br /> Economic Development <br /> Housing Demonstration 5. Project Name: a Coon <br /> Original,dated: �11�87 Development Planning _ 9aa.ising Demortstratiatt � <br /> 1 Amendment,dated: <br /> 6. Narrative: <br /> A. Area Addressed <br /> dd essed <br /> The Orange County Housing Demonstration Project addresses <br /> self-help approaches to low and moderate income housing through <br /> an approved neighborhood based non-profit organization. <br /> r <br /> B. Summary of Project <br /> The Orange County Housing Demonstration Project involves a <br /> cooperative venture between the County of Orange, Orange County <br /> Habitat for Humanity and InterFaith Council for Social Service <br /> to assist in development of a 72 acre site by constructing four <br /> single family housing units and completion of Phase I of road <br /> construction. <br /> 1 <br /> C. Description of Participants <br />' Habitat for Humanity, Inc . , established in 1976, is an <br /> international non-profit Christian organization dedicated to <br /> improving housing conditions for low income families. Houses are <br />' sold at no profit , with a no interest mortgage repaid over 15-25 <br /> year period . House payments are "recycled" to build more houses <br /> through a local Fund for Humanity. Habitat presently has 31 <br /> chapters, or affliates, around the world and 174 affliates in <br /> the United States. These affliates are governed by a local , <br /> interdemonational committee or Board of Directors which sets up <br /> an impartial , non-discriminatory family selection process. <br /> Construction of housing units is a cooperative effort involving <br /> both volunteer workers and homebuyers. Homebuyers are required <br /> to contribute "sweat-equity" in designing and building their own <br /> homes and additional work for the construction of other Habitat <br /> assisted homes. As of January 1 , 1986, the U.S. Habitat <br /> organization had built or repaired 888 housing units and 125 <br /> were under construction. Overseas, Habitat had approved projects <br /> in 25 locations in 14 countries. <br /> I <br /> INCheck if additional pages are attached. <br /> Page 1 of 1 <br />