UPS Partners with Habitat North Central Georgia

Mark Susor, Vice President of the UPS Foundation, presented Russ Hayes, CEO of Habitat North Central Georgia, with a $100,000 check to help build a Habitat home. The UPS/Habitat home will be located in the Villages of Park Creek neighborhood, located on the border of North Fulton and Cherokee County. Construction will start for the Thang/Par family in April and UPS employees will provide all of the volunteer labor to build the home. UPS has been a longtime supporter of Habitat North Central Georgia and has been responsible for providing affordable housing to many local families.

Habitat for Humanity-North Central Georgia is a non-profit, Christian housing ministry that builds affordable homes for purchase by low-income families who demonstrate the capacity for responsible homeownership. Since its inception in 1995, Habitat-NCG has completed 261 homes serving an estimated 1,000 family members in the North Fulton area and Cherokee, Dawson and Forsyth Counties. Habitat-NCG does not give away its homes. Partner families, who earn 30% to 60% of the Atlanta area median income, purchase their homes at or near appraised value utilizing 30-year no-interest financing provided by Habitat. In addition, each partner family is required to attend educational classes and perform 200-300 hours of construction “sweat equity.” Family members work side by side with the volunteers, sponsors, and Habitat staff to build their homes. Habitat-NCG’s slogan is “A Hand Up, Not a Handout.” For more information concerning Habitat for Humanity-North Central Georgia, please visit www.habitat-ncg.org.