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History

The mission of DuPage Habitat  is to provide opportunities for homeownership to limited-income families or individuals. Our vision is to make DuPage County a better place to live by building community.

DuPage Habitat was founded in 1995 by Dick and Florence Nogaj as a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, and a local affiliate of Habitat for Humanity^® International. Habitat for Humanity is an ecumenical, Christian movement dedicated to building and selling homes in partnership with limited-income, working families.

Since its founding in 1976, Habitat for Humanity has built more than 250,000 houses around the world, providing more than 1 million people with safe, decent, affordable shelter. Today, Habitat for Humanity is the 14th largest homebuilder in the world, and the only nonprofit organization in list of the Top 20 homebuilders.

Governed by a local volunteer board of directors, DuPage Habitat lowers homebuilding costs by relying primarily on volunteer time to build and renovate homes, to run many of our critical operations and to provide supportive services to our partner families. Since 1995, DuPage Habitat has partnered with the community to build and sell homes to over 35 families in DuPage County.

In addition, DuPage Habitat participates in Habitat for Humanity^® International's "House for a House" program, tithing the funds to build a home in the Dominican Republic for every home built locally.