Habitat for Humanity

St. Andrew the Apostle is now a member of "CARITAS", the new valley wide Catholic Coalition. The coalition includes various Catholic parishes, schools and faith organizations. The coalition was put together to continue to assist Habitat for Humanity in their efforts to build housing for those in need. 

In addition, one of the benefits is the opportunity to work alongside various other CARITAS volunteers during many of our build dates. It is our hope that as time moves forward more Catholic interests will come forward and join this coalition to assist us all. Currently, the Catholic coalition is comprised of the following partners in addition to St. Andrew: St. Patrick, the Casa (Franciscan Renewal Center).

Our coalition build for 2023 is currently underway and is expected to be completed in June.

There will be a second collection for Habitat on the 2 nd week of June, July and August. Please be sure to pick up an envelope marked “Habitat” and make your checks payable to “Habitat for Humanity.”

Habitat for Humanity is not a giveaway program, it is a ‘hand up, not a hand out’. In addition to a down payment and the monthly mortgage payments, homeowners invest hundreds of hours of their own labor into building their Habitat house and the houses of others.

Habitat for Humanity qualifies as an eligible charity? Your state tax donations are eligible for a dollar-for-dollar tax credit of up to $421 for single and $841 for joint filers. To claim the tax credit, you must be an Arizona resident and complete the Arizona Tax Form 321 to file with the state tax return. Your contribution must be postmarked or made online by April 15th. Please include St. Andrew the Apostle on the subject line when donating.

If you are interested in helping with the build and/or providing lunch for the workers and are not currently in our database, please email us at  [email protected].

THANK YOU to all who have donated of their time, skills and money to help us continue building affordable housing for low-income families!

If you wish to make a larger impact, we invite you to visit the Habitat for Humanity website at habitatcaz.org.