Application Deadline For Affordable Veteran Home In Somerville Extended

SOMERVILLE, NJ — Raritan Valley Habitat for Humanity (RV Habitat) has extended the application deadline for a new, moderate-income Habitat home in Somerville. This home is designated for a military Veteran household.

Located on Grove Street, the ranch-style home will have two bedrooms, one bathroom, and about 1200 square feet. The price is $150,000.

The new preliminary application deadline is May 12. Qualified applicants will be entered into a lottery on July 3. Interested applicants can download an application package and sign up for a mandatory orientation on the RV Habitat website at rvhabitat.org/apply-now.

"We want to make sure we are really reaching our Veteran community,” says RV Habitat Homeowner Services Manager Jessica Abbott. "We hope that this extended deadline will allow us to increase our outreach efforts, so that we may serve the people who have dedicated their lives to serving us."

The Raritan Valley Habitat for Humanity homeownership program offers an opportunity to purchase an affordable home with no down payment and an affordable mortgage. Homeowners are selected through an extensive application process. In addition to committing to regular mortgage payments, selected applicants contribute between 250 and 500 “sweat equity” hours, working on the construction site and at the Habitat ReStore, completing financial literacy training, and contributing to Habitat’s work in the office and community. Reasonable accommodations are made for future homeowners who are unable to work on-site due to a disability.

Habitat homes are truly community projects. Volunteers and generous donors fuel every step —from funding to planning, building to homeowner support.

If you are part of a Veteran household and are interested in applying for an RV Habitat home, or if you would like more information visit rvhabitat.org/apply-now or call Jessica Abbott at 908-704-0016, ext. 117. Applicants must attend an orientation and complete the application package.

— Submitted by Raritan Valley Habitat for Humanity