Habitat for Humanity of Milledgeville/Baldwin County is an ecumenical, non-profit, Christian ministry dedicated to the elimination of substandard housing.  We provide opportunities for families by partnering with them to build decent, affordable housing and improving the quality of life of our partner families, the neighborhoods in which they live and our community as a whole.  Each partner family purchases their home with an interest-free 20 year mortgage and performs at least 300 hours of sweat equity labor on their homes and other homes being constructed.

A 2006 study classified more than 660 homes in Milledgeville as either ‘substandard’ or ‘dilapidated’.  Additionally, the most recent census data available shows that almost 375 families living in Milledgeville and Baldwin County potentially qualify to own a Habitat house.

When they apply, future Habitat partner families live in houses with inadequate plumbing, heating and/or structural problems.  Their rent far exceeds what they can afford and they often find themselves raising their children in overcrowded conditions and unsafe neighborhoods.  These factors conspire to keep families in substandard housing.