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Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity

Building strength, stability & self-reliance through shelter.

aka Asheville Habitat; AAHH   |   Asheville, NC   |  www.ashevillehabitat.org/

Mission

Seeking to put God's love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.

Ruling year info

1987

Executive Director

Mr. Andy Barnett

Main address

33 Meadow Rd

Asheville, NC 28803 USA

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EIN

56-1363464

NTEE code info

Housing Development, Construction, Management (L20)

IRS filing requirement

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Homeownership

Asheville Area Habitat builds simple, affordable, energy-efficient 2, 3 and 4-bedroom houses that are sold to qualifying buyers who repay a 30-year mortgage (serviced by Habitat). Applicants must qualify based on Residency Status, Need, Ability to Pay, and Willingness to Partner.

Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people

Our Home Repair program addresses the home repair needs of eligible, low-income Buncombe County homeowners. Our goal is to help people live better and longer in their own homes.

Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people

Where we work

Awards

Largest builder of Green Built certified homes in NC 2019

Green Built Alliance

Environmental Excellence Award 2019

Asheville Greenworks

Affiliations & memberships

Housing North Carolina Award for Carney Place neighborhood 2014

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

A world where everyone has a decent place to live.

AAHH is dedicated to eliminating substandard housing locally and worldwide through constructing, rehabilitating and preserving homes; by advocating for fair and just housing policies; and by providing training and access to resources to help families improve their shelter conditions. We promote policies and systems that eliminate restraints contributing to poverty and poverty housing.

AAHH brings 34 years of construction expertise and a pool of over 2,000 volunteers. AAHH serves in the critical roles of mortgage originator, underwriting and providing loans and mortgages; a program provider, offering nearly 60 hours of Homebuyer Education teaching our homeowners the responsibilities of homeownership and encouraging their self-sufficiency; and financial counselor assisting homeowners in a financial crisis. All homeowners are qualified for our program by the NC Licensed Loan Originator on staff through an underwriting process that verifies homebuyers' incomes are between 30-70% of AMI and debt ratios are within established guidelines. Our homeowners complete at least 200 hours of “sweaty equity" and purchase new homes utilizing a 30-year, 0%-interest mortgage.

Founded in 1983 as first Habitat affiliate in North Carolina, Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity (AAHH) has built and sold over 310 new homes to low-income homebuyers; Since the Home Repair Program launched in 2011, AAHH has completed critical home repairs for over 231 low-income homeowners. In February 2017, we celebrated our 35th Anniversary and 500 families served.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • Who are the people you serve with your mission?

    Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity serves households in Buncombe and Madison counties earning less than 80% of area median income through affordable homeownership and home repair programs. Our program participants include a high percentage of single female-headed households, older adults, people with disabilities, and BIPOC households.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups

  • What significant change resulted from feedback?

    Peer support coaches working with people leaving the criminal justice system pointed out that our method of assessing criminal background might be a barrier to some applicants, particularly applicants from "over-policed" communities. Program data showed a small number of applicants were being disqualified based on criminal background. Asheville Habitat's Homeowner Loan Committee and lending staff reviewed this issue and ultimately adapted the way criminal background was assessed in the application process.

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We act on the feedback we receive

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity

Board of directors
as of 09/29/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Mr. Kevin Click

Retired, Philip Morris International

Kevin Watson

Area Executive for WNC, Bank of North Carolina

Cassie Dillon

Retired, PBT Inc.

Tricia Franck

Retired, International Educator

Rebecca Lawton

Retired, Visa International

Joe Ward

SVP Regional Executive, First Bank

Elizabeth Sims

Owner, Elizabeth L Sims LLC

Melissa Banks

Habitat Global Village Trip leader

Mychal Bacoate

Loss Mitigation Specialist I & II, HomeTrust Bank

Rebecca Brothers

Community Outreach, Buncombe County Govt.

David English

Attorney, Roberts & Stevens

Spencer Hardaway

Pastor, Rock Hill Missionary Baptist Church

Leslie Hennessee

Manager, Community Action Opportunities

Rhonda McKenna

longtime Habitat volunteer

Brad Olson

Retired, Caterpillar

Karl Payton

Director / Enterprise Architecture, Salesforce.com

Steve Miller

President, GenSpan Inc.

Wes Wright

Sr. VP Govt/Not for Profit, Truist Bank

Brad Rice

Owner, Bellwether Design Build

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 9/27/2022
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Male

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 09/27/2022

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Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.