About Us
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to build decent, affordable homes and provide home ownership opportunities to qualified families who live and work in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties.
OUR VISION
Habitat for Humanity Monterey Bay brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope.
WHO WE ARE
Habitat for Humanity Monterey Bay is an independent locally operated and funded affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International.
WHAT WE'VE BUILT
Together, our volunteers and families have built 65 homes, with further plans extending through the foreseeable future.
HOW IT WORKS
Habitat for Humanity is not a giveaway program. Families purchase our homes with a down payment, sweat equity, and an affordable mortgage. Habitat homeowners will pay no more than 30% of their income on housing costs.
Homeowner families are chosen according to their need, their ability to repay a mortgage loan, and their willingness to work in partnership with Habitat. Each Habitat homeowner contributes 500 hours in sweat equity towards the construction of a Habitat home.
WHO CAN BE INVOLVED
Everyone! Habitat for Humanity Monterey Bay has an open-door policy. All who believe in decent affordable places to live for everyone are welcome to help with our work, regardless of race, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, or political views. We welcome volunteers and supporters from all backgrounds, and we serve the same.
As a matter of policy, Habitat for Humanity International and its affiliated organizations do not offer assistance on the expressed or implied condition that people must either adhere to or convert to a particular faith or listen and respond to messaging designed to induce conversion to a particular faith. Our members, volunteers, and supporters are linked simply by the common belief in decent housing for everyone.
WHO IT BENEFITS
Habitat for Humanity Monterey Bay is a community-based organization dedicated to creating lasting change by helping low and very low-income families achieve affordable homeownership. But our work goes beyond building homes—we empower our partner families with tools for long-term success, including workshops on budgeting and financial management.
Each home we build is part of a larger effort to preserve the Monterey Bay region as a place where working families can thrive. Habitat homes remain permanently affordable and are sold back to us at mortgage value if a homeowner moves, ensuring continued community benefit.
Together, we’re building more than houses—we’re building stronger futures.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Our volunteers are true heroes of affordable housing in Santa Cruz County and Monterey County. If you are interested in volunteering (no experience required!)
click here or email us today!
We rely on your generous donations to keep our organization funded and operational. Every little bit has a real and lasting effect. Your contribution makes all the difference.