Home Preservation Program

Habitat for Humanity of Orange County’s Home Preservation serves low-income homeowners who struggle to maintain the interior and exterior of their homes. The program is designed to help preserve affordable homeownership and assist homeowners to live in healthy, safe and accessible homes. Types of repairs include: Critical repairs (roof, HVAC, plumbing), accessibility modifications (wheelchair ramps, grab bars, and handrails), interior and exterior work (porch or deck, painting, patching, minor repairs).

Two volunteers paint a deck.

Meet A Family

Michelle

Michelle

Michelle’s job as a Bridal Consultant at Bed Bath & Beyond has been more fun since she was approved for her Habitat home in the Crescent Magnolia neighborhood, as she is now able to take some of her own advice.

“I love helping couples have fun and decide what they should put on their registry and how to set up a home,” said Michelle. “I’ve been getting better at space-saving ideas, as I am preparing to downsize myself.”

Michelle currently lives in a second-floor apartment unit that has been undergoing costly updates, which is causing her rent to increase unexpectedly and at an unaffordable rate. Not only is she excited to move into her own single-story affordable home, but she’s also excited to be part of a senior community from the ground up.

“Senior housing is a challenge, with many places in the area having 5-10 year long waiting lists. With Habitat, I’ve already met so many of my future neighbors. I know we’ll be a community who will not only do things together around Hillsborough, but check on each other which is really special.”

Green Building

Since 2008, Habitat has built green-certified homes. Habitat incorporates green building into site design and development, resource efficiency, energy efficiency, water efficiency, and homeowner education.

Each new home built by Habitat is evaluated by a third-party inspector, Southern Energy Management, to ensure it meets Advanced Energy's SystemVision program standards and Home Innovation Research Labs criteria so that each home can earn a Home Innovation NGBS Green Certification.

Habitat Volunteer

Locations

Fairview

118 Hill Street, Hillsborough, NC 27278

Habitat is currently working with Orange High School students through the Construction Trades program to build a home over the course of the school year.

Odie Street

300 Odie Street, Hillsborough, NC 27278

Habitat will finish construction of a 24 single family home community in Hillsborough in the Summer of 2023.   

Weavers Grove

123 Weavers Grove Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Habitat will begin building Weavers Grove in the summer of 2023 which will be home to 101 Habitat homes and 136 Market-Rate homes.