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Habitat for Humanity of Brevard County

Habitat for the community is an international housing non- profit which works in local communities in all the fifty U.S states and multiple countries around the world. The non- profit organization is guided by a vision of ensuring that every individual gets access to a decent place of living. To achieve the strategic vision, the firm focuses on establishing stability, strength and self- reliance. It also partners with the individuals and families that require an affordable and decent home (Habitat.org). The headquarters of this non- profit organization is located in Georgia, with the operational headquarters engineered at Americus while the administrative headquarters are located in Atlanta.

In light of this, the Habitat for Humanity of Brevard County is based on Christian values and seeks to eliminate substandard housing by constructing safe, decent and affordable homes particularly to the low-income earners who do not qualify for a conventional mortgage. The Habitat for Humanity of Brevard County is unique and provides valuable information that urges the site visitors, especially the students to have a desire of donating to support its primary activities. The campus chapter is an organization in the Brevard County led and initiated by the students in high school along with college campuses to foster partnerships and collaborations with the Habitat for Humanity. Unlike in Brevard County, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Boston does not offer such initiatives that target students’ donations and contributions (Habitatboston.org).

The website Habitat for Humanity of Brevard County provides useful information displayed at the home page to portray the different activities. Its interesting design makes it fascinating to students who wish to donate and illustrates that such donations are suitable for providing adequate housing facilities to the community. The website requests the students’ site visitors to make an effort of donating to enable families to live in affordable and safer places, insinuating that this creates a stronger sense of independence besides producing a healthier environment for kids to grow up in. A similar well- designed website exists in the HFH of Washington DC, and the Home page displays three important aspects that are relevant to achieve the overall organization’s mission (Brevardhabitat.com). These aspects include stability, build strength and self- reliance. However, no valuable information is provided to target students.

The HFH for Brevard County is valuable because the availability of the Campus Chapter makes it possible to partners with different international schools around the world, an aspect that enables the institutions to fulfill their educational modules and also achieve their Community Action Service programs (Hamal). Habitat for Humanity facilitates the initiatives to the different schools through volunteer activities and high-quality education. The partnership provides an opportunity for the students to work with local volunteers and future homeowners that will aid them to build their homes, often supervised and managed by skilled personnel and project managers. Students' experiences with the Habitat for Humanity of Brevard County is worthwhile because it acts as an eye-opening and transformational because they get a chance to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the issues affecting the community who live in devastating households (Brevardhabitat.com). The easily accessible Campus Chapter makes it distinctive in targeting students when compared to other websites of the HFH in different parts of the world.

The site displays information about the different programs such as Faith Build, Women Build, Brevard Builds, and Home Ownership, among others. The link to the accessible website and even the contact number makes it easier for the site visitors to access most of the relevant information. When compared to other organizations that offer such services, such as the Charity Water organization, a similarity between the two can be easily observed (Charity Water). The website of Charity Water particularly targets young adults, a group that is often schooling. It concentrates on this group who pay attention and intend to get involved in world issues. The website uses various photos and imagery just as that of the HFH for Brevard County to tell stories about the activities they engage in. Both these sites display the call to action for the viewer, making it easier for the targeted audience to get involved.

Works Cited

Brevardhabitat.com. "What is a Campus Chapter?" Habitat for Humanity of Brevard County, Inc.(HFHBC) is a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit, Ecumenical Christian Ministry Dedicated to Eliminating Sub-standard Housing by Building Decent, Safe and Affordable Homes for Low-income, Hardworking Individuals and Families Who Cannot Qualify for a Conventional Mortgage, 2020, www.brevardhabitat.com/volunteer/campus-chapters/.

Charity Water. "We believe we can end the water crisis in our lifetime." 2020, www.charitywater.org/.

Habitat.org. Habitat for Humanity, 2020, www.habitat.org/.

Habitatboston.org. Greater Boston | Habitat for Humanity |, 2020, www.habitatboston.org/.

Hamal, J. "School Volunteering." Habitat For Humanity, 2020, www.habitat.org/emea/volunteer/abroad/school.