Deadline near for potential homeowners to apply with Show-Me Central Habitat
Area residents only have a couple more weeks in which to apply for a Show-Me Central Habitat for Humanity home.
The organization is taking applications through 4 p.m. March 29, and there are some requirements for consideration. Application pick-up and drop-off is available Tuesday through Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. They are available at Show-Me Central offices at 1305 E. Business Loop 70.
Blank applications also are linked on the Show-Me Central website. If assistance is needed with the application, help sessions are scheduled 10 a.m. to noon March 16 and 2-4 p.m. March 22 in the Love Columbia conference room at 1209 E. Walnut St. Online registration is needed to sign-up for a help session.
An applicant must meet minimum income, credit, and criminal history requirements and the applicant's credit score cannot be below 600. There are instances where no credit score is acceptable. Applicants must demonstrate a need, which could include current living conditions, housing cost, overcrowding or other factors. Applicants also must be willing to put in "sweat equity" hours in helping to build their home.
More: Columbia will host Love Your Block grant application assistance events
Homes are located in Show-Me Central's Boone Prairie Subdivision.
Show-Me Central will celebrate a new homeowner move-in on March 22. The community also should get ready for the 35th annual Broadway Christian Church garage sale April 5 in support of Show-Me Central. Last year at least $30,000 was raised.
Women build is back again May 1-3, which won the Impact CoMo Award last year. Finally, Frame the World is July 19, when framers from all over mid-Missouri will come to Columbia to build a house in one day.
This article originally appeared on Columbia Daily Tribune: Show-Me Central Habitat for Humanity taking homeowner applications
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