About Us

We are the Mesilla Valley Habitat for Humanity Affiliate, serving the Greater Las Cruces area in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. We have given a hand up (rather than a hand out) to 73 new home owners in our community and are building at least three more homes this build year (October-May).

Habitat for Humanity International is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry. HFHI seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action.

What do we do?

We are working to make a difference in the lives of those living in substandard housing conditions in Mesilla Valley. Helping families get into good housing conditions is just a fraction of what we accomplish. We are also changing the outlook members of these families have on life.

Each partner family is required to invest at least 500 "sweat equity" hours into the construction of Habitat homes and other Habitat activities that are required to make the homes a reality.

Volunteer labor, funds, and building materials are donated by individuals, churches, businesses, community organizations, Collegiate Challenge groups and RV Care-a-Vanners visiting the community.

The homes are then sold to the partner families through no-profit, no-interest mortgages. The house payments the families make are then "recycled" to build more homes for others in need.

Thousands of volunteer hours go into the building of a home. How about taking a few hours to join us in making a difference in Mesilla Valley? Learn More.