Habitat for Humanity of the Greater Teton Area builds homes in Jackson Hole, Wyoming in partnership with families in need.
Habitat for Humanity of the Greater Teton Area was formed in 1995 under the umbrella of Habitat for Humanity International, which has been operating since 1976. Since then, we have built 18 homes in Teton County, WY. The homes are sold to partner families at no profit with an interest-free mortgage issued by Habitat.
Habitat does not ‘give’ houses away.
- Brenda and Angel, Habitat homeowners and neighbors, helping out on the Home Builder’s Blitz, when a home was built in one week (June 2008).
Chosen families work closely with us, investing 500 hours of their own labor, or “sweat-equity” in building their homes and those of their neighbors. Mortgage payments for our homeowners are typically around $500 a month. Volunteer partners do approximately 80% of the work on Habitat homes. Each year, thousands of volunteers from churches, youth groups, colleges, corporations and civic organizations give their time and energy to build Habitat homes. We rely primarily on private donations for home building and operating expenses. However, federal, state, county and town funds are often used for land and infrastructure.
