“…Helping families help themselves purchase a home, I think that’s a wonderful concept.”
–David Ingram, Ingram Entertainment Inc.
Habitat Sponsorship
When you hand them the keys and see the joy on their faces, that’s when you know you’ve done the right thing.
Regardless of the motivation or level of involvement, Habitat sponsors’ investments of time, talent and resources create significant impact during the build and well beyond. Sponsorships take many different forms throughout the year. They include:
- House sponsorships
- Day and weekend sponsorships
- In-kind material, supply and labor donations
- Special fundraisers and partnerships
For a faith organization, sponsoring a home and providing a team of volunteers every weekend is a way to demonstrate the love in action that we are called to do by God.
For a corporation, sponsorships may take the form of employee fundraising, which culminates in a company team-building exercise that results in a house being constructed for a deserving family. It’s an opportunity to grow, to bond and to experience good feelings that get carried back to the workplace.
For an individual, there are many opportunities to participate, from sponsoring a day build to providing lunch for the building crew. All offer a life-changing experience for the partner family and the sponsor.
For youth groups, people from the age of 5 to 18 can also be involved in building the volunteer spirit. Projects include fundraising to pay for a day of construction, landscaping, building decorative items for the homes such as bird houses and working with Nashville Area Habitat staff and partner families in our HomeWORKS education programs.
Service organizations and student-run groups are also strong supporters of Habitat. Some have worked years to collect the money to sponsor a whole house, determined to reach that goal.
Some of our most engaging builds have been sponsored by a group of similar – or very different – organizations. The Interfaith Build brings together congregations of multiple faiths in unity of service to others in need.
Building a house is an unforgettable experience. Sponsors who return every year remember the location of each house they’ve worked on. One corporate sponsor added Providence Park to the company’s tour route when showing guests around Nashville. More than just pride in the houses they’ve built, our sponsors are also proud to live in a city that has an attractive, outstanding model for affordable housing.