Habitat for Humanity Anchorage, founded in 1992, builds affordable homes for working families in Anchorage and partners with them through sweat equity and homeownership education. It runs a ReStore that funds the mission. Here is how to qualify, what is involved, and how to help.
The affiliate partners with qualified families to build and sell affordable homes, choosing families on need, ability to pay, and willingness to partner. It describes the mortgage as affordable without publishing a specific interest rate.
| Requirement | Detail |
|---|---|
| Income | 30 to 60 percent of Anchorage's median income, by family size. |
| Residency | U.S. citizen or legal resident. |
| Ability to pay | Able to repay an affordable mortgage. |
| Willingness to partner | Take part in the homeownership and family partnership education program. |
| Sweat equity | 250 to 600 hours on Habitat Anchorage projects. |
The service area is the Anchorage community.
Applying runs through the affiliate's homeownership program after confirming the income, residency, and ability-to-pay requirements. Selection follows the standard Habitat criteria of need, ability to pay, and willingness to partner.
Partner families complete the sweat equity and education program as part of the path to closing.
Habitat Anchorage runs a ReStore that sells new and gently used furniture, appliances, home accessories, and building materials at a fraction of retail, with proceeds funding the mission. It accepts donated goods from the community.
Donating money, shopping or donating at the ReStore, and joining a build are the main ways to help.
Volunteers help build homes alongside future homeowners and support the ReStore, and you can sign up through the affiliate's site. The organization has worked to eliminate poverty housing in Anchorage since 1992.
Habitat Anchorage holds a four-star rating from Charity Navigator. Its EIN for tax-deductible gifts is 92-0140434.
Affordable homes for working families in Anchorage.
A store selling donated furniture, appliances, and building materials.
250 to 600 hours building alongside volunteers.
Family partnership and homeownership classes.
Build-site and ReStore volunteering.
Donated goods accepted at the ReStore.
Sources: Habitat for Humanity Anchorage (habitatanchorage.org) homeownership and about pages; Charity Navigator (EIN 92-0140434). The mortgage interest rate is not published. Retrieved June 2026. We are not affiliated with Habitat for Humanity Anchorage and receive no compensation for this listing. Spotted an error? [email protected]
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