Habitat For Humanity seeks to eliminate poverty and homelessness around the world.
Here are some of the events that we put on over the academic school year:
Shack-a-Thon
Shack-a-Thon is a national event designed to raise awareness for the homeless by encouraging student groups to spend a night in a cardboard shack. Groups that register will be provided with some cardboard and duct tape. Groups are encouraged to bring as much additional cardboard as they need. Competitions are usually held for the best shack built by organizations and non-organizational groups.
Build Days
This is what habitat is all about! We have been honored with the ability to work on one house a semester. This year the builds will start in September and last for 10-12 weeks. Students meet in the ACAC parking lot ready to leave at 7:45am and carpool out to the build site. Anyone is invited to come and campus organizations are invited to get involved by reserving a build day. For more information, contact [email protected].
Holiday Fundraisers
We hold three holiday fundraisers throughout the academic year; one each for Halloween, Christmas/Winter Solstice, and Easter. Exactly what we do for these fundraisers is based on the creativity and sweat-equity of our student volunteers, and thus changes from year to year. If you're interested in helping with a fundraiser, please contact one of our officers.
Habitat For Humanity seeks to eliminate poverty and homelessness around the world. The purpose of campus chapters is to educate campuses and their surrounding communities about poverty housing, raise funds for their affiliates and Habitat International, and of course, to help build.
Through house sponsorship, individual donations, and volunteer time, we build quality, affordable and attractive houses. These homes are sold to families through no-interest loans. Homeowners complete 500 hours of “sweat equity” in addition to paying for their homes, working side-by-side with sponsors and volunteers to help build their own and other Tulsa Habitat homes. Our prospective homeowners learn what is required to qualify for the Habitat program: steady income, good credit and a need for better housing. Other than the income guidelines, applying for a Habitat home is similar to applying for a conventional loan.
