Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg Launches $1.5 million Campaign to Build 8 Affordable Homes in James City County
The Moores, the affiliate’s first duplex project, will anchor a new 47-home community on Clark Lane.
Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg is asking the community to help eight local families become homeowners through a $1.5 million fundraising campaign for The Moores, the affiliate’s first duplex housing project.
Developed in partnership with James City County, The Moores will include four duplexes on Clark Lane, creating eight homes for families seeking an affordable home to purchase. They will be the first homes built in a new 47-home community.
The project marks an important milestone for the affiliate, which has built single-family, detached homes across the Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg for over 40 years. As available land shrinks and construction costs climb, building duplexes lets Habitat make more efficient use of each lot and serve more families.
“The need for affordable housing in our region is growing faster than the land to build it on,” said Shauntrice Williams, Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg CEO. “The Moores lets us do more with what we have, and it gives eight families the chance to build stability and wealth that will last for generations.”
Each home will feature energy-efficient design elements and systems, that will improve resilience and lower heating and cooling costs for homeowners over time.
Qualified Habitat buyers purchase their homes with affordable, no-interest mortgages with terms of 20 to 30 years. Each also completes 300 hours of “sweat equity,” working alongside volunteers to build their own home and those of their neighbors.
Site plans for The Moores are complete, and James City County is preparing the property.
Habitat is now working to raise the funds needed to begin construction, with the goal of breaking ground in spring 2027.
Individuals, businesses, congregations and civic organizations can support The Moores through one-time or recurring donations, corporate sponsorships and volunteering. Groups may sponsor one or both units of a duplex, which includes opportunities for employees and members to help build.
Every gift, regardless of size, moves Habitat closer to its $1.5 million goal and eight families closer to owning a home.
To donate, volunteer or learn more, visit habitatpgw.org/the-moores.
