Pride Build
About Pride Build
Pride Build embraces diversity by bringing together the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and friends to rehabilitate a distressed home in our community for a deserving low-income family. Working alongside Habitat volunteers and partner families, Pride Build will raise the money needed to rehabilitate the home, and assist with the construction in order to make it simple, decent and energy efficient.
Who are you building a home for?
Habitat homeowners are selected by the Family Selection Committee based upon the 4 basic criteria areas. This criteria includes housing need, willingness to partner, residency in Montgomery County and ability to pay. We encourage and support a program in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing because of race, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, presence of children, source of income, sexual orientation, age and family responsibilities. If you are intrested in learning more about the family selection process please visit the Homeownership setion of our website.
When we have reached our fundraising goal and construction is completed on the home, Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County will sell the house to the selected homeowner at below market rates, and with a 30 year, no interest mortgage. The homeowner will make monthly affordable mortgage payments and will gain equity in the home each year.
Who can participate in Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County’s Pride Build?
Anyone and everyone! Pride Build Montgomery County aims to bring together the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and friends together to help build homes in partnership with families in need. Our hope is to offer an opportunity to better understand diversity by working to provide simple, decent, energy efficient and affordable housing to low-income families in Montgomery County.
Who is making Pride Build possible?
The Steering Committee for Pride Build includes prominent leaders in the LGBT community including: Bob Bernstein, Elizabeth Birch, Bill Briggs, Colleen Dermody, Randy Griffin, Barbara Henderson, Tim McFeeley, Michael Meller, Jeffrey Slavin, Pamela Strother and Bob Witeck.
How can I donate to Pride Build?
Please donate online at www.firstgiving.com/PrideBuildMoCo or send in a check made out to Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County, MD.
Send checks to the following address:
9110 Gaither Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
301-990-0014 ext. 20
If donating by check, please specify that your gift is for Pride Build.
If you would like to become a Pride Build sponsor, please click here to view our sponsorship levels.
If you have questions or are interested in getting involved please contact Amanda Fein at 301-990-0014 ext. 20 or amanda.fein@habitat-mc.org.
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