Habitat Flathead Mentorship Program
There is a lot involved in building a home with Habitat Flathead, and once a Habitat Homebuyer signs our partnership agreement, it’s time to get to work! It can be a lot to take in, remember, and manage. There are Habitat terms like ‘sweat equity’, banking and mortgage language, everything construction, and a whole community of people dedicated to working and volunteering on behalf of our homebuyers. So, we launched a mentorship program!
Our mentors make a year-long commitment, typically a few hours each month, to new Habitat Homebuyers, and provide guidance and encouragement throughout the process. Mentors and mentees will follow a tailored curriculum set, with topics that will guide financial accountability, home maintenance, community integration, and asset management skills long after they move into their home.
We are looking for mentors who are fiscally responsible and experienced homeowners, patient and good listeners, and able to relate and share their knowledge and experience with their mentee(s).
Interested in becoming a mentor?
LEARN MORE: Mentorship Program Information
CONTACT: Hilary Devlin, Programs Manager, at hilaryd@habitatflathead.org
GOALS
Create supportive relationships with Habitat homebuyers that will guide financial accountability, home maintenance, community integration, and asset management skills.
Encourage, empower, and support homebuyers through the first 12 months of the building and ownership process.
Make homeownership more sustainable by reducing poor outcomes like delinquency, debt accumulation, foreclosure, etc.
OBJECTIVES
1. Homebuyer(s) understands Habitat Flathead’s homeownership requirements, as well as other related partners’, i.e. Montana Board of Housing, NeighborWorks, Land Trust, etc.
2. Homeowner(s) acquires financial knowledgeand skills to budget and make payments on their home.
3. Habitat homeowner(s) participates positively in their new communities.
4. Homeowner(s) knows how to care for their home and protect their asset within the first year of homeownership.