Volunteer Your Time: Emmanuel House has a variety of volunteer needs and ways that you can help support our mission of breaking the cycle of working-class poverty through homeownership. Needs range from organizational and admin duties to construction/rehab and “friendship partnering.”
Individual Sponsorship and/or Investing:(click here to sponsor a day of rent) The cost per family of the Emmanuel House program is just $400/mo.—or $13/day, which allows the typical family to save double that amount. We still need individuals to commit to being sponsors at the $13/$26/$39 or $91/mo. level. Even this small monthly amount can have an enormous impact. Become a sponsor and make a difference today & for generations to come! Click here
Social Investing: Another way for individuals to help is by becoming an Emmanuel House “investor” whereby investors provide the down-payments plus whatever initial and ongoing rehab/repair costs are required to bring on a new Emmanuel House duplex or property. Emmanuel House serves as the general contractor for any needed rehab and as the ongoing property manager thereby offering investors a hands-off way to invest in today’s real-estate market and take advantage of historically low rates and depressed housing prices. Long-term lease agreement help pay off the mortgage and provide a low-risk/high-return long-term investment. In addition to the resulting financial bottom-line, socially conscious investors will see an equally important “community-benefit” bottom line that will help dozens of families in the process!
Establish an “Emmanuel House” pilot program in your community:Emmanuel House began with just a single apartment building in a single community. It’s best to start small, but there’s no need to delay getting started. The key components to replicating the model include having a church or organizational sponsor (see Church Sponsorship) and a local advisory board. Click here for Emmanuel House CDC’s policy on local advisory boards and further guidelines on what is needed to get started. For more information, contact
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