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3. Sustainability: Describe how this project would or wouldn't be sustained if these <br />Homelessness Prevention and Affordable Housing funds were not available either <br />currently or in the future. (250 words max.) <br />Kittitas County Habitat for Humanity has a proven track record of successfully building <br />new-construction affordable housing units in Kittitas County. Habitat for Humanity's housing <br />programs will be sustained whether Homelessness Prevention and Affordable Housing funds are <br />available or not. Habitat for Humanity can only build at the rate funding allows. With the <br />affordable housing crisis going on in Kittitas County, every dollar coming in through Habitat's <br />doors makes it possible for us to build that much more quickly. With the County funding, <br />utilizing the new Habitat loan products, and increased Store revenue, Habitat for Humanity will <br />move from building one house per year to 2-3 houses per year. <br />Using third party lending, the homeowner family's loan, upon closing, will fund a substantial <br />portion of the cost of an additional house immediately, rather than the loan payments trickling <br />into Habitat over a 30-year period. Internally, we are in the process of increasing the size of our <br />Store and offering additional products to increase Store revenue. We are working with the City <br />of Ellensburg to create a partnership to build additional homeowner options available to low <br />income families and individuals. In the meantime, we are, as always cultivating donors and <br />volunteers to be a part of the affordable housing solution. We are working to go beyond <br />sustaining our affordable housing program . We are pushing to grow in capacity to serve more <br />people faster. <br />16