Habitat for Humanity of Archuleta County is closing out the 2024 build season on time and under budget.
We couldn’t have done it without support from our community.
For the first time in our campaign to build “15 Homes in 5 Years” all three partner families are in their new homes for the Christmas holiday.
These families have spent more than 18 months partnering with Habitat Archuleta, contributing more than 1,000 sweat equity hours collectively. Together we completed three new homes in the Pagosa Lakes Property Owners’ Association (PLPOA).
These all-electric homes are equipped with net-zero roof top solar panels to support long-term affordability. The properties are deed restricted for 30 years to protect the investment of our community and this organization, while still empowering these families to build equity.
In 2024, we helped three families build their own homes alongside volunteers and obtain an affordable mortgage, impacting five adults and seven children, who ranged in age from newborns to middle schoolers.
Also in 2024, four additional families are now homeowners due to Habitat Archuleta supporting a total of nine buyers through USDA 502 Direct mortgage processing for financially qualified applicants who were not selected to build a new house with us.
This security of homeownership helps to maintain four jobs in our county and builds equity for generations to come.
Throughout the year we facilitated 2,906 volunteer hours on our construction site. Our off-site volunteers contributed an additional 1,510 hours assisting staff with fundraising, real estate transactions, construction planning and supporting family services.
Thirty-four local businesses and organizations generously contributed over $63,000 of in-kind labor. Grants and donations to help build affordable workforce homeownership exceeded $268,000 this year.
The county donated tax-lien lots that the Habitat homes were built on now provide tax revenue and homeowner association dues of over $3,600 annually, a reinvestment back into our community.
We were able to host two high school interns thanks to the Building Trades Program at Pagosa Springs High School and the Pagosa Springs Community Development Corporation (see our Volunteer Spotlight on our website featuring one of our interns, Lorelei).
Since 1994, Habitat Archuleta has built 36 homes and repaired 30, impacting 146 children and 116 adults to date.
2025 build season
Looking ahead to the 2025 build season:
We are now transitioning to planning for our 2025 build season. This will be year four of our campaign to build 15 homes in five years.
Three families have already been selected as Habitat partner families, who will help build homes alongside volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage. Four adults and six children will have an affordable place to call home.
Four local employers — at the hospital, local government, the retail and restaurant industries — and the school district will retain employees who have the security of homeownership.
We have seven homes to go in our campaign in 2025 and 2026.
To learn more about how to get involved in affordable homeownership in Archuleta County, email us at volunteer@habitatarchuleta.org or call (970) 264-6960.
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