Coles County Habitat for Humanity is a locally run affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing organization. Habitat for Humanity works in partnership with people in need to build and renovate decent, affordable housing. The houses then are sold to those in need at no profit and with no interest charged.

Our volunteers provide most of the labor, while individuals, businesses and churches provide the funding money and materials to build Habitat homes. Partner families themselves invest hundreds of hours of labor, or - "sweat equity" - into building their homes and the homes of others. Their mortgage payments go into a revolving Fund for Humanity that is used to build additional Habitat homes.