About Us

History

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Habitat Bermuda is an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity, which was founded in the United States in 1976 by Millard and Linda Fuller. Since its inception, Habitat International has built and renovated more than 400,000 homes with families in need all around the world.

 

Habitat Bermuda became a registered Bermuda Charity in April 2000, and an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International in June of the same year. Habitat Bermuda was established in response to the need for more adequate, affordable housing in Bermuda. By partnering with Bermuda businesses and with families in need, Habitat Bermuda is actively addressing and meeting those needs by renovating or expanding substandard or inadequate housing.

 

More recently Habitat has modified its focus from assisting in large-scale construction and mortgage projects, to another Habitat model, A Brush with Kindness (ABWK). This model is about restoring neighborhoods one home at a time by providing home renovations and refurbishments. These projects aim to rectify common issues such as leaky roofs, mould, broken windows and doors, and severe electrical or plumbing problems which can lead to insecure and hazardous conditions for families.

 

Mission

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Increasingly Bermudian families, often those including either young children or the elderly, are struggling to maintain their homes and consequently are living in unsafe, substandard or unhealthy environments.

 

The mission of Habitat Bermuda is to increase affordable housing capacity for vulnerable and underserved populations by renovating, restoring and repurposing derelict homes and buildings into secure and sustainable housing solutions.

 

Habitat’s objective is to complete up to 20 individual projects over the course of a 12 month period in order to improve the living conditions of those families in need. In order to do so, families will be prioritized where there are children, elderly or disabled individuals residing in a residence. The ultimate hope is to ensure that families do not live in unsafe, substandard or unhealthy environments.

 

Partnerships

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Habitat has partnered with several organizations that align with our mission to help the vulnerable and underserved. Some partnerships include the partnership with the Women's Resource Center to create the Transformational Living Center (TLC) and more recently the collaboration with Bermuda Hospitals Board and the Anglican Church to convert the St. James Rectory in Somerset into a Residential Treatment Center for long term mental care clients previously at Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute.

 

We continue to receive excellent support from the building supply sector as well as our corporate community who volunteer at our projects providing valuable resources.

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