Our Mission
Seeking to put God’s love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.
Founded in Americus, Georgia in 1976 by Millard and Linda Fuller, Habitat for Humanity International now operates around the globe and has helped build, renovate and repair more than 600,000 decent, affordable houses sheltering more than 3 million people worldwide.
Habitat for Humanity International is dedicated to:
- Eliminating substandard housing locally and worldwide through constructing, rehabilitating and preserving homes
- Advocating for fair and just housing policies
- Providing training and access to resources to help families improve their shelter conditions. Habitat for Humanity was founded on the conviction that every man, woman, and child should have a simple, decent place to live, and that a Habitat home provides a strong foundation for a family to build a better life.
For more information, visit www.habitat.org.
Habitat for Humanity of Archuleta County was established in 1994 as an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International. We are situated in the San Juan Mountains of Southwest Colorado in the rural community of Pagosa Springs, just west of the Continental Divide.
Our 5 Year Plan to increase Affordable Homeownership
Habitat Archuleta’s goal is to build 15 homes in 5 years for workforce families who serve our community in a variety of essential businesses, including retail, leisure and hospitality, education and health services.
This goal is attainable due to the investment of lots by the Archuleta Board of County Commissioners. To cut our construction time in half, we are erecting energy efficient modular homes built by a variety of manufacturers.
Local stakeholders and contractors contributing to our 5 year plan include:
- Pagosa Area Water & Sanitation District: fee waivers
- Pagosa Lakes Property Owners Association: fee waivers
- Hutch & Sons Construction – Colton Hutcherson
- Concrete Connections – Ross Lewis
- Murrey Land Surveying – Dave Murray
- Dobson Solar – Jonathon Dobson
- Flying Dutchman – Jeff Bouwer
- Weminuche Drafting, LLC
- Hutch & Sons Construction
- Quiller Electric
- Ben Burress Plumbing
- Bryant Colorado
- Todd Lundy Heating & Air Conditioning
- Bridges Drywall
- Comfort Insulation
- Formrite Custom Countertops
- Bass Construction
- OUR LOVELY VOLUNTEERS
Our 5 Year Plan started in 2022, with two homes being built side-by-side. If you’d like to get on our email list, contact Debbie at office@HabitatArchuleta.org or call 970.264.6960.
Habitat provides turnkey, affordable housing services to workforce families earning 40-80% or the area median household income (AMI) in Archuleta County.
| QUALIFICATIONS We insure that applicants have reliable income and credit for their household to afford homeownership. |
EDUCATION Partner families complete home buyer education and “good neighbor” education classes. |
MORTGAGES We originate USDA Rural Development Mortgages, providing a longer term, with low down, low interest and re-payable mortgage subsidies. |
PRESERVING AFFORDABILITY Deed restrictions, owner occupancy requirement and first right of refusal keep Habitat homes in the affordable inventory if homeowner must sell. |
