Habitat for Humanity Greater Salt Lake Area, formerly Salt Lake Valley Habitat for Humanity and operating since 1986, builds affordable homes for working families across Salt Lake County. Each adult homebuyer contributes 225 sweat equity hours, and the affiliate runs a ReStore. Here is how to qualify, what is involved, and how to help.
The affiliate provides safe, affordable housing to working families and sells homes with an affordable mortgage. It describes the mortgage as affordable without publishing a specific interest rate.
| Requirement | Detail |
|---|---|
| Income | 30 to 80 percent of the Salt Lake County area median income at the time of application. |
| Need | A demonstrated need for affordable housing. |
| Ability to pay | Able to repay an affordable mortgage. |
| Willingness to partner | Committed to building alongside volunteers and neighbors. |
| Sweat equity | 225 hours per adult homebuyer, building your own home and your neighbors' homes. |
The affiliate serves Salt Lake County.
Applying runs through the affiliate's affordable homeownership program after confirming the income and partnership requirements. Selection follows the standard Habitat criteria of need, ability to pay, and willingness to partner.
Each adult homebuyer then completes 225 sweat equity hours on the path to closing.
Habitat Greater Salt Lake runs a ReStore, opened in 2009, that sells new and gently used furniture, home accessories, building materials, and appliances at a fraction of retail; it diverts more than 600 tons of reusable materials from local landfills each year, with proceeds funding the home-building mission.
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 provided affordable homeownership since 1986 and has helped 117 families, sheltering more than 440 people.
Habitat Greater Salt Lake holds a three-star rating from Charity Navigator with an 86 percent score. Its EIN for tax-deductible gifts is 87-0430150.
Affordable homes for working families in Salt Lake County.
A store, opened 2009, diverting 600-plus tons of material a year.
225 hours per adult building alongside neighbors.
Build-site and ReStore volunteering.
Selecting families on need, ability to pay, and partnership.
Donated goods accepted at the ReStore.
Sources: Habitat for Humanity Greater Salt Lake Area (habitatsaltlake.org) affordable homeownership pages; Charity Navigator and GuideStar (EIN 87-0430150). The mortgage interest rate is not published. Retrieved June 2026. We are not affiliated with Habitat for Humanity Greater Salt Lake Area and receive no compensation for this listing. Spotted an error? [email protected]
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