Bring Homeownership Resources to Your Employees
Workforce Housing Is Impacting Your Employees. We're Here to Help.
Partner with Habitat for Humanity Tampa Bay Gulfside to provide employees with access to trusted homeownership education, workplace information sessions, and resources designed to support long-term housing stability. Habitat's outreach strategy includes employer partnerships, HR communications, and workforce-focused education efforts.
Ways We Partner with Employers
✔ Employee Lunch & Learns
✔ Virtual Information Sessions
✔ Resource Fair Participation
✔ Digital Marketing Materials for Staff
✔ Homeownership Education Resources
✔ No Cost to Participate
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Why Employers Partner with Habitat
Habitat Homeower Program Requirements
Income Requirements
You must not exceed the Maximum Yearly Income (Gross) based on the number of individuals in your household and meet other income–related guidelines.
Click here to learn more about the 2026 HUD guidelines.
The income level required is based on the number of people who would be living in the home. This is between 30 percent and 80 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI) for the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater MSA (metropolitan statistical area). The numbers are based on guidelines adjusted each year and defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). These figures include all forms of income: employment, public assistance, social security, disability, child support, etc. The ranges to the right reflect the 2026 HUD guidelines.
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*HUD Requirements 2026
Program Requirements
A Housing Need
Examples of a Housing Need:
- Overcrowded conditions
- Paying a very high percentage of your income for rent (more than 30 percent)
- Unsafe, unsanitary conditions
- Substandard housing – with a leaky roof, poor heating or lacking proper plumbing
Live or Work in
Our Service Area
To apply for the Habitat for HumanityTampa Bay Gulfside program, you must have lived or worked in Pinellas, West Pasco, or Hernando County for at least one year.
Ability to Pay a Mortgage
- Have one year of steady, reliable income
- Meet other necessary income-related qualifications include a sufficient debt-to-income ratio, etc.
- Have reasonably good credit. We don’t require perfect credit. We consider families who demonstrate the ability to make regular payments on their bills.
Willingness to Partner
- Complete curriculum of 38 homebuyer education classes
- Complete 350 - 450 sweat equity hours (depending on household size)
- Contribute $2,000 toward closing costs, participate in initiatives, etc.