San Diego Habitat for Humanity is the local affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International and serves San Diego County. Habitat programs are focused on creating homes for ownership by low-income families in need, offering a hand up, not a handout. Habitat homeowners help build their own homes alongside volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage. With our help, they achieve the strength, stability, and independence they need to build a better life for themselves and their families. It is an autonomous 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. It is governed locally, raises funds locally and builds locally. MISSION Seeking to put God’s love into action, San Diego Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope. Habitat was founded on the conviction that every man, woman, and child should have a simple, decent and affordable home to live in dignity and safety.