AZREIA’s announced its first Community Program in 2005. Habitat fulfilled all of the criteria we have in place to select a program or project. In this case we are able to give back to the community by helping a deserving family with a hand up and not a hand out, provide the opportunity for our members to volunteer their time while learning home building skills, and promote AZREIA positive vision and mission to a greater community.

With the support of our members and Business Associates, we completed our first Adopt-a-Home in December 2006. Many of our members volunteered their time to build the home. We are grateful for their efforts. To our knowledge, we are the only REIA in the country to entirely fund and build a complete home. at some point in the future, we envision building multiple homes a year.

We have begun fund raising for our second Adopt-a-Home. Your donation, up to $200 single or $300 couple, qualifies for a full state tax credit under the low income housing tax credit provisions. This means your donation is taken straight off your taxes – dollar for dollar! Above $200 or $300 your donation still qualifies for a tax deduction or you may roll forward state tax credit for up to five years.

Donations may be in the form of a check made payable to Habitat for Humanity or by credit card on Habitat’s website: http://www.habitataz.org/. Please be sure to indicate AZREIA on your donation so the funds will go to our home. As we raise funds for future homes we will be assigned a family and a building schedule. At that time we will request volunteers to help in building the home.

Our Adopt-a-Home committee is made up of AZREIA members. If you have any questions, please contact:

• Glen Forthun, Committee Lead - 602.569.2081

If you wish to contact Habitat for Humanity - Valley of the Sun directly, please call:

• Missie D'Aunoy - 602.725.8754