Who We Are
We are a developer, home builder, educator, mortgage banker, retailer, volunteer corps and development partner in a five-county area: Davidson, Wilson, Cheatham, Dickson and Robertson. We build communities and we empower lives through our homeownership program as the core of our mission, celebrating 1,087 homes sold to qualifying Habitat homebuyers since 1985.
In addition to our core mission, we also advocate for more affordable housing solutions locally and nationally. We have partnered with community leaders to bring a $12 million investment to North Nashville to establish a 59-acre Metro park, restore an historic African American ballpark, and build more affordable homes. Also, we are bridge building with national partners to create more innovative ways to transform lives and communities.
We are a gathering force, bringing people together through our many volunteer and engagement opportunities, to build a better world. Join us!
Our Passion
We are passionate and driven to create opportunities to empower lives through homeownership. We create transformation that comes from engaging equal partnerships that share, lift and inspire from corporate, faith, entertainment, foundations and government partnerships. We believe in a world where everyone has an affordable place to call home.
“Partnership housing” is in our DNA. From the early days on Koinonia Farm with farmer and biblical scholar Dr. Clarence Jordan to Habitat’s eventual founders Millard and Linda Fuller the concept of “partnership housing” became Habitat for Humanity in 1976.
Thanks in no small part to the personal involvement of the late U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn and the awareness they have raised, Habitat now works in all 50 states in the U.S. and in more than 70 countries and has helped more than 62 million people achieve strength, stability and independence through housing affordability.
Sustainability
Habitat of Greater Nashville develops communities and builds and sells homes. Our homes are sold to hard working individuals and families with a 0% APR mortgage. A Habitat home is sustainable from the ground up. We have earned 14 consecutive ENERGY STAR® awards for building excellence. We have been community building in Nashville since 1985, expanding into Wilson, Dickson, Cheatham and Robertson counties, creating opportunities for stable and thriving communities through the stability of homeownership. Our homeowners pay more than $1.5 million in property taxes supporting vital community services for all.
Through our social enterprise the ReStore, located in three counties, tons of materials are saved from city landfills annually creating a positive impact on our environment while supporting our mission.
Habitat Stats
- Since 1985, more than 1.37 million volunteer hours have fueled our passion for a more equitable world
- 88 cents of every dollar goes to support our mission
- More than 2,300 Habitat children have safer homes and healthier lives
- More than 219,000 ReStore shoppers in three locations generate over $800,000 in net sales to support our mission
- 1,400 neighbors and friends are now Habitat homeowners
More than 7,000 annual volunteer hours fuel our passion for a more equitable world
2,300 Habitat children have safer homes and healthier lives
88 cents of every dollar goes to support our mission
1,087 homes sold to neighbors and friends since 1985
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville
We build new, quality, attainable homes for hardworking men and women in a five county area:
Davidson, Wilson, Cheatham, Dickson and Robertson.
Habitat Homeowners
Future Habitat for Humanity homeowners qualify for Habitat's homeownership program, meet income qualifications, attend education classes and work with their sponsor(s) and volunteers to build their homes. Habitat homes are not free. Habitat homeowners pay an affordable mortgage made possible because of our funding partners and volunteer corps. We are grateful for your support!
Funding
Habitat relies on government, corporate, faith, foundations and individual partnerships to strengthen lives through the opportunity to purchase attainable homes. Homeownership builds thriving communities and makes it possible for people to live in the communities where they work. Through Habitat's tithe funds to Habitat International, we have helped an additional 420 families around the globe find housing solutions.
Construction
Habitat of Greater Nashville has received numerous awards for neighborhood revitalization, green building practices, and sustainability, earning 14 consecutive Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR® Award for Sustained Excellence in Affordable Housing from the EPA. Habitat is a 100% ENERGY STAR® certified builder and has built more than 660 ENERGY STAR® homes. This saves homeowners $25,000 in electric costs over the life of the mortgage.
Social | ReStore
Habitat for Humanity helps fund its mission through its social enterprise, the ReStore. The ReStore sells new and gently used office and household items at a fraction of the cost. Habitat of Greater Nashville operates ReStores in Davidson, Dickson, and Wilson counties. We need donations from individuals and corporations to help support our mission. Visit our ReStore page for more information.
Staff
Danny Herron, President and Chief Executive Office
Lucile Houseworth, Chief Administrative Officer
Shelly Dillow, CPA, Chief Accounting and Finance Officer
Torin Dobson, SVP of Information Technology
Paul Harvey, Chief Construction Officer
Casey Campbell Hawkins, Chief Homeowner Services Officer
Jennifer Keaton, SVP of ReStores
Lauren Payne, Chief Philanthropy Officer
Sherry Stinson, Chief Public Affairs and Communication Officer
Dana Sweis, SVP of Human Resources
Executive Committee
Christie Wilson, Chair
Laura Smith, Vice Chair
Benton Smothers, Treasurer
Scott Gupton, Secretary
Sam McAllester, Past Chair
Herb Brown, At Large
Thomas Hunter, At Large
Michael Lindseth, At Large
Heather Vincent, At Large
Board Members
Herb Brown | Turner Construction
Seth Butler | Studio Bank
Daniel Clark | Thompson Energy Solutions
Overton Colton | Truxton Trust
Kristen Covey | Caterpillar Financial Services
Amanda Crist | Ragan's Five Rivers Realty & Auction Co.
Kate Dailey | Pinnacle Financial Partners
Brian Deker | US Bank
Kenneth Engel | Schneider Electric
Penny Gattis | Eclipse Music Group
Scott Gupton | INSBANK
Amy Hamilton | Hamilton Homes Group at Keller
Williams Realty
Rodney Harris | HCA Healthcare
Monica Hayes | KPMG US
Mike Honious | GEODIS
Thomas Hunter Sr. | Davidson County Sheriff's Office
Michael Lindseth | Pinnacle Financial Partners
Patrick Lowry | HealthTrust Performance Group
Sam McAllester | Spencer Fane Bone McAllester
Dave McGowan | Regent Homes
Debra Moore | Renasant Bank
Cristina Oakeley | Caliente Consulting | LLC
Ponz Pandikuthira | Nissan Motor Company
Larry Roberts | Pinnacle Financial Partners
Dan Rogers | Grand Ole Opry
Tina Ruffin | Tennessee Titans
Craig Sichling | Louisiana-Pacific Corporation
Laura Smith | Nashville Electric Service
Benton Smothers | Holladay Properties
Charles Starks | Music City Center
Clif Tanr Jr. | Old National Bank
Candice Tillman | City of Springfield, TN
Heather Vincent | Bank of America
Christie Wilson | Wilson Group Real Estate
Lane Wilson | WME
Contact Us
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Agency Partners
Our mission succeeds because of you. Individuals, corporations, faith, entertainment, foundations, government partnerships, and gift-in-kind and event sponsors are building a more equitable world, one community at a time. We are grateful for our amazing partners.
