Our Mission

Madison Cares is dedicated to the elimination of poverty housing through community participation that includes financial support, volunteer labor and leadership for local, national and global Habitat For Humanity International builds.

Our Vision and Goals

• Madison Cares will provide a diverse and strong organization to grow and sustain our shoreline involvement.
• Madison Cares will work to inform and encourage interaction among individuals, businesses, professional organizations, civic groups, educational institutions and faith-based communities to support our mission.
• Madison Cares will educate and train other communities to initiate and sustain similar "Community Cares" programs.

Facts about Habitat for Humanity

• Since its founding in 1976, Habitat has built and rehabilitated more than 150,000 homes around the world.
• Habitat sells these homes at no profit to low-income partner families. Their no-interest mortgage payments help to support Habitat homes for additional partner families.
• Partner families invest sweat equity by helping to build the homes they buy.
• Families apply to be considered for Habitat homes and are chosen on the basis of need, ability to repay their no-interest mortgage, and willingness to become partners in the program.
• Habitat International is overseen by an ecumenical, international volunteer board of directors. At the local level, Habitat is managed by independent volunteer boards.
• Habitat is not a government organization but does work with local governments who often help to provide land and other resources.