Self-Help Housing in Pennsylvania

Contact us to find out more about a new homeownership program in Cumberland County. Interfaith Housing staff will explain the Mutual Self Help Housing Program being proposed in the North Middle Spring Estates subdivision in Southampton Township, near Shippensburg.  Staff can also give you more information on another purposed subdivision called Newville Commons in North Newton Township, near Newville.

Self-Help Home in Fayetteville

Interfaith Housing of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania arm of Interfaith Housing Alliance, Inc., will operate a Mutual Self-Help Program in Pennsylvania based upon the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) rural model to assist in providing affordable housing to low and very low income households in rural areas.

Our program will involve the construction of over 50 self-help homes in Cumberland and Franklin Counties.

• 7 lots in Newville Commons (North Newton Township, Cumberland County)
  Newville is approximately:
  -One Hour from Hagerstown, MD
  -ten minutes from Carlisle, PA
  -one hour to Harrisburg, PA

• 37 lots in North Middle Spring Estates (Southampton Township, Cumberland County)
  Shippensburg is approximately:
  -Forty Minutes from Hagerstown, MD
  -Fifteen minutes to Chambersburg, PA
  -Forty Minutes to Harrisburg, PA

Both locations are easily accessible to I-81.

Applications are now being accepted for 39 lots in North Middle Spring Estates and 7 lots in Newville Commons.

The staff of Interfaith Housing provides homeownership counseling which includes credit counseling, budgeting, and all aspects of the home buying process, from applying for mortgages to closing. To ensure success, and prevent the possibility of foreclosure or delinquency, staff will provide post-construction assistance to reinforce the rights and responsibilities of homeownership, including home repair and maintenance, insurance, security and budgeting.

Professional construction staff provides classroom and on-site construction and safety training to all participants. During the construction process, participants work in groups of five (5) households. Construction Supervisors assist participants in the building of their homes. All participants are required to contribute 30 hours per week toward the building of the homes until all home in the group are complete. Participants contribute 65% of the construction labor. Licensed sub-contractors are hired to perform the work for major systems (i.e. electrical, plumbing, etc.). All families move into their homes when all of the homes in the group are complete.

How Do I Apply?

Please call Brian Kump at 717-532-2475 or 717-756-3357.

 

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