Homes For All, Inc. - A non-profit provider of Affordable Housing

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Visit our Gallery of Houses that we have renovated - see Before and After photos!

We accept and encourage support from corporations, foundations, and individuals.
Your support counts!

Learn more about how YOU can qualify for Affordable Home Ownership

Sept. 2004 Update - Hurricane Relief
This summer has been a brutal one in Florida. During a period of six weeks, four major hurricanes have made landfall in Florida, destroying homes and businesses, and putting people's lives on hold. Charlotte, Desoto, Glades and Hendry counties all sustained major damage in one or more of this summer's storms. While we wish we had a solution for all of the problems facing the people of South Florida, we don't. We do, however, have a plan to help rebuild some of the hardest hit areas of the state - one house at a time, one life at a time.

We could wait for governmental action, but that may be slow in coming. So we are appealing to you, our friends for assistance. We are asking you to make a donation of one dollar $1, to Homes for All.
Checks can be made payable to the
Homes for All Charley Relief Fund
c/o Florida Gulf Bank
2247 First Street
Fort Myers, FL 33901
If you wish to make a larger donation, Homes for All, a charitable organization 501(c)(3), will be happy to issue you a receipt for tax purposes. You can also use our website to donate online, or even call us directly to donate with a credit card.

Affordable Homeownership For Working Families

Homes for All, a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization, is committed to helping moderate income families - those who want to help themselves - to achieve the American Dream of home ownership.

We believe that people at all income levels have a right to decent, safe, suitable and affordable housing, and it is our mission to bring that to them. We have positioned ourselves to offer a first time home buyer the easiest and most effective way to move from renter to buyer.

Home Rehabilitation
Homes For All renovates existing homes and sells them at below market rates to qualified families. Working with a large group of lenders, Homes for All arranges financing which enables families to purchase a home, while keeping their housing budget at just 30 percent of their income. Prospective home buyers are assisted through each step of the home purchase, easing their transition to home ownership.

Home Buyer Assistance Program
Today, only 10 percent of renting families in the U.S. can afford to purchase a modestly-priced home, according to a recent study by the Census Bureau. Of the remaining pool of renters, 30 percent could afford the payments on their own home, but do no have the cash required for the initial down payment and closing costs. We address this problem with our Home Buyer Assistance Program which furnishes grants averaging $3000 to qualified families. These grants are used for either down payment or closing costs, bring affordable homeownership within reach of working families.

New Construction
Homes for All is committed to building energy-efficient, affordable, quality housing in neighborhoods throughout the communities in which we are active. As with existing homes, buyers will receive assistance throughout the construction and purchase process.

We are focused on reversing the traditional hurdles which have hit those seeking to own their first home the hardest. Despite the growth in home ownership over the past decade, working families end up paying the highest percentage of their income towards housing. More often than not, their monthly housing expenses go to building equity for a landlord, rather than for themselves. The current high growth rate of the southern Gulf Coast of Florida has intensified that problem.

We accept and encourage support from corporations, foundations, and individuals.

We are able to help the prospective home owner in several ways. We will help you to qualify for one or more of several programs that may allow you to own your home. We will then help you find a qualified, freshly-renovated home in the area you want to live, or possibly an affordable new home if you qualify. Contact us by submitting your name and email for more information.

Homes For All strongly believes in the following three principles:

1. Homeownership creates stability for both the family unit, and the neighborhood, thereby creating stability for our community as a whole.

Homeownership is about building communities. Homeowners take pride in their surroundings, often putting extra effort into their neighborhoods. Homeowners also tend to become more involved in community efforts, schools and neighborhood events.

2. Homeownership is a key component of community economic development.

Owning a home means accumulating wealth. It is the primary path to “Middle Class” status for many families. As home value increases, the homeowner’s investment value in that home grows. Homeowners also strengthen our economy through their purchase of homes and the related furniture and appliances that go with the new purchase. In addition, the value of a home is something that can help secure loans to finance a business, or a child’s education, and that value is often passed on to a new generation to help them find economic security.

The median wealth, or net worth, of low-income homeowners (non elderly) is twelve times greater than the median wealth of similar renters with the same incomes. Homeownership represents the best possible opportunity for wealth building and economic security for traditionally working class members of our community.

3. Homeownership has been shown to:

a) Reduce crime
b) Reduce teenage pregnancies
c) Increase school retention & graduation
d) Increase civic involvement & engagement
e) Increase children’s future economic opportunity
f) Increase overall life satisfaction

This web site made possible in part through the support of:
The Southwest Florida Community Foundation.