Partnership
PARTNERS BUILD HOMES
AND CHANGE LIVES
What is a Partnership?
A partner is an organization that, alone or with others, provides half of the funds and all of the volunteers needed to build the home.
Partners currently contribute at least $35,000 toward the cost of construction materials to build one Habitat home, often side-by side with the Habitat homeowner family.
Partners agree to uphold the terms of the Letter of Intent (PDF) signed by both the Partner and Habitat.
How can I create a Partnership?
Review the Creating Partnership Handbook (PDF) with the person(s) who can make the commitment on behalf of your organization.
May our organization join a Partnership?
Yes. Your organization’s commitment of time, talent, and resources at whatever level that you are able to contribute will help. Habitat will work with you to bring interested organizations and businesses together to help form a partnership or to join an existing partnership.
What can I expect from Habitat when our organization helps to build?
Orange County Habitat’s construction team has full-time construction coordinators who order the materials and handle all of the inspections and subcontractors. Our professional building crew is volunteer-oriented and includes a construction supervisor and a site supervisor. We provide all the tools and the task training to enable our volunteers to have a safe, productive, and enjoyable building experience.
How long does building take and for how many volunteers?
It typically takes a dozen or more volunteers on site for at least 16 consecutive Saturdays (excluding holiday weekends and workdays canceled due to inclement weather) to construct a Habitat house. This does not include some specialized tasks done during the week by professional subcontractors and more experienced volunteers. A range of skills is expected among volunteers, from completely unskilled to those able to supervise other volunteers.
Steps in the Partnership Process
- Make the decision
- Sign Letter of Intent
- Organize steering committee
- Raise the funds
- Plan for the project
- Meet the family
- Ground breaking or Kickoff
- Build the house
- Dedicate the home
CURRENT PARTNERS
Building in Hillsborough!
- UNC-Chapel Hill Class of 2009
- The Building Hope Partnership: Chapel Hill High School, the Catholic Community of St. Thomas More, Hillsong Church, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Newman Catholic Student Center, and United Church of Chapel Hill.
- Kenan-Flagler Business School and Carrboro High School.
- POZEN Inc.
- Chapel of the Cross, UNC Habitat for Humanity, St. Paul A.M.E. Church, and East Chapel Hill High School.
- Rambus Inc.
- The Faith Works Partnership: University Presbyterian Church, Holy Family Episcopal Church, SHAC (Student Health Action Coalition)—Health for Habitat, St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, and University United Methodist Church.
Matching Funds Provided by:
- The Home Depot Foundation, Partners in Sustainable Building
- GlaxoSmithKline
- The F.M. Kirby Foundation
- The Stewards Fund
- Bike and Build
RECENT PARTNERS
A warm THANK YOU! to the following Habitat Partners!
- The Community Church of Chapel Hill with Donor-Advised Funds of The Triangle Community Foundation and Carrboro High School
- The Apostles Build Churches including: Abundant Life Church, Binkley Memorial Baptist Church, Hillsborough Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Holy Family Catholic Church, St. Matthews Episcopal Church with Dickerson Chapel AME, University Baptist Church, University United Methodist Church, and Walnut Grove Methodist Church
- Chapel of the Cross, UNC Habitat for Humanity Partnership including St. Paul AME Church, UNC Dept. of City & Regional Planning, Psi Chapter of Sigma Nu Fraternity, and East Chapel Hill High School
- The Home Builders Blitz 2008 with the Home Builders Association of Durham, Orange and Chatham Counties and their builder members: B. Wallace Design and Construction, LLC, Drees Homes, and Johnson Homes
