Habitat Dedicates Davenport Home to Family Saturday
Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities will dedicate its 145th home at 513 E Dover Ct in Davenport on Saturday, November 7.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Philanthropy
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Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities will dedicate Habitat Home N° 145 at 513 E Dover Ct, Davenport, Iowa, with a ceremony beginning at 10 AM on Saturday, November 7, 2026. The home is funded through grants from the City of Davenport's HOME Investment Partnership Program and the Quad Cities Housing Council.
Why it matters
Both funding programs are designed to create affordable housing for low-income households in the Davenport area. The dedication adds a home to a long-running local effort that has served low-income families for over 33 years.
Partner families must complete a minimum of 250 volunteer hours of sweat-equity and attend mandatory home-ownership preparation classes before purchasing. The home will be sold on a zero-interest mortgage with affordable monthly payments, though the stub does not specify the purchase price.
The players
Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities
A local affiliate of the nonprofit Habitat for Humanity that builds and sells affordable homes to low-income families in the Quad Cities region.
City of Davenport
The municipal government of Davenport, Iowa, which administers HOME Investment Partnership Program grants used to fund affordable housing.
Quad Cities Housing Council
A regional housing organization in the Quad Cities that provided grant funding for the home.
The details
Partner families purchase the home from Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities with affordable monthly payments on a zero-interest mortgage after completing the build requirements. The affiliate also operates a home-repair program and an accessibility-ramp program for low-income homeowners.
Timeline
Saturday, November 7, 2026: Dedication ceremony for Habitat Home N° 145 begins at 10 AM at 513 E Dover Ct, Davenport.
Philanthropy Context
The dedication is an instance of the HOME Investment Partnership Program, a federal program that funds affordable housing through local governments such as the City of Davenport. It places a local nonprofit build inside that federal framework of grant-funded affordable homeownership.
Low-income households in the Davenport area can pursue this model of affordable homeownership by completing the required volunteer hours and home-ownership classes. Families interested in the program would need to meet the 250-hour sweat-equity and classroom requirements before buying.
The takeaway
Affordable homeownership programs like Habitat's pair volunteer labor with public grant funding to make homes attainable for low-income families. Readers interested in participating can look into the program's sweat-equity and mentorship requirements.
Further reading
Explore more Philanthropy coverage to see how nonprofits like this one fund affordable housing projects.
Source note: This article includes information reported by River Cities Reader.
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