Habitat for Humanity Through the Years

In the United States and Canada, Habitat for Humanity is rated 28 out of 100, on the 2023 Builder 100 list, according to the National Association of Home Builders. In 2009 during the subprime mortgage crisis, this was a multinational financial crisis that occurred between 2007 and 2010, Habitat was ranked as the largest private homebuilder in the U.S., according to Builder Magazine’s 2008 Builder 100 list. Habitat for Humanity served 11,516 individuals through new-construction homes and 2,788 through rehab construction, in the U.S. and Canada in 2022. The organization defines new houses as structures that meet Habitat for Humanity quality standards and local building codes. Rehabs are restorations of housings that once met Habitat’s standards and local building codes but need major structural work to have them meet standards again and considered livable. Habitat for Humanity serves approximately 22,000 individuals through repair projects in both Canada and the United states per year, which includes minor projects such as patching roofs or walls and replacing materials in houses that still meet Habitat’s quality standards.

There are more than 1500 Habitat affiliates in the Unites States and 550 international affiliates as well. Habitat for Humanity Cheboygan is just a small fish in the water, but we are part of this whole picture. Habitat Cheboygan has built, remodeled and or repaired 53 homes in the Cheboygan area since 1993. Habitat officially started with their charter date in 1993, when a group of individuals ranging from 12 to 16 in number, who were passionate about affordable housing, joined hands to initiate the process of creating a Habitat Affiliate in Cheboygan County. On March 18th, 1994, Habitat Cheboygan officially became an organization with our Articles of Incorporation completed. Our founding board members were Father David Amo, Marty Andres, Todd Christian, Steve Crusoe, Donald Kosorski, George Mikos, Howard and Noreen Purcell, Ron Tebo, Jim Van Deuren, Pastor Bud Wagner, Alice Burandt, Sally Ruston, Sam Fralick, Mike Grant, Peggy Mills, and Mike Wise. Their passion and dreams from 30 years ago continue to thrive and be successful even today!

-Ron Hart, Construction Supervisor