The practice of giving 10% of an affiliate's undesignated contributions to fund Habitat house building in other nations
What is Tithing
100
Name the six continents on which Habitat for Humanity affiliates can be found
What is Africa, Asia, Europe, South America, North America, and Australia
100
Where did students from SJC go on a Global Village trip this past summer?
What is Macedonia
100
Homeowners invest hundreds of hours of their own labor, called this, to build their Habitat house and the houses of others
What is Sweat equity
100
Habitat affiliate board members are paid staff, true or false
What is False, they are volunteers
200
This two-word term describes families who pay an excessively large percentage of their income on housing costs
What is Cost burdened
200
There are more than 2,100 active Habitat affiliates in this many countries around the world 85, 100 or 126.
What is 100
200
HFHI was founded in this year 1972, 1974 or 1976
What is 1976
200
The goal of this law was to provide a “decent home and suitable living environment” for all American families, and in this year the United States passed the “Housing Act of 1949”.
What is 1949
200
Habitat for Humanity International accepts government funds for the construction of houses, true or false
What is False, government funds are used for infrastructure and administration
300
This occurs when the number of people living in a house is greater than the total number of rooms in the home
What is overcrowding
300
This special program offered by HFHI allows volunteers to build at a Habitat affiliate in another country for 1-2 weeks
What is Global Village
300
This couple founded HFHI
What is Millard and Linda Fuller
300
Complete this phrase. Habitat for Humanity provides homeowner families with “A hand up not a ___________ .”
What is Hand out
300
The number of hours and the tasks required for Habitat homeownership varies and is determined by HFHI, true or false
What is False, local affiliate decides it
400
This term describes housing with severe physical deficiencies, such as having no hot water, no electricity, no toilet, or neither a bathtub nor a shower
What is Physical inadequacy
400
Millard and Linda Fuller went to this African country to see if the idea of partnership housing would work there
What is Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire)
400
Where did students from SJC go over this past Thanksgiving break? (both states)
What is North Carolina and Arkansas
400
Fill in the blank. Homeowner families make house payments that go into a local, revolving fund known as the Fund for ______________.
What is Humanity
400
Habitat for Humanity welcomes partnerships with governments to help provide in ways that might include land, houses for rehabilitation, infrastructure for streets, utilities and administrative expenses, true or false
What is True
500
This term is often used to describe Habitat for Humanity’s Christian affiliation, and means to unite across denominational and ideological lines
What is Ecumenical
500
This Asian country is the site for the 2006 Jimmy Carter Work Project
What is India
500
Where are students from SJC going for spring break this semester?
What is Oklahoma
500
Three words used to describe the design criteria for Habitat houses
What is Simple, decent, and affordable
500
Habitat for Humanity gives away homes to needy families