All Members receive the following:

• S.A.F.E. Housing Inc. Membership Card

• One (1) FREE Quarterly Raffle Ticket of your choice

• Automatic Enrollment in “The American Dream Affordable Homeownership Program”

• All Membership Payments go towards Homeownership (see stipulations below)

• Authorized Personal Representative to help you from start to finish

• First Access to any exclusive fundraiser events held or hosted by S.A.F.E.

• First Access to either Tenant or Homeowner Assistance Ministry (Military get Priority)

• First Access to either Rental or Mortgage Assistance Ministry (Military get Priority)

• First Access to Grocery Assistance Ministry (Military get Priority)

• First Access to Pet Assistance Ministry (Military get Priority)

• With more coming soon!

Educate, Inspire, and Empower Members:

We help our members know and understand their rights, and stand with them as they exercise them.

We inspire them to reach and achieve their goals, and we empower them to take control of their lives, and take back the control of the banks, lenders, and landlords, we show our members they don't need a landlord, or a lender to get a home of their own.

Improve Living Conditions:

When tenants first become our members, we require them to document their entire living area, and common areas, so we know if they are within legal working standards. If they are not, or if they fall into disrepair, we apply pressure to landlords and property managers to get them repaired. When and where available we work to get the repairs done even if we have to provide the repairs.

Mediate for our Members with their Landlord /Property Manger/Lender:

When there is a dispute between one of our members and their landlord/property manager or lender, if asked we can step in one on one and be a mediator between them, with our focus being on getting our member the best overall outcome.

Eviction:

If one of our members is being evicted, we determine if it’s a legal eviction or not. We also do everything in our power to keep our member from being evicted, including when and where available opening and providing legal litigation for our members. Either providing legal counsel or helping get our member legal counsel when and where available as funds allow and where (legal).

Moving:

If you are required or forced to move for any reason your Authorized Personal Representative will work to try and help you find a place to move to.

Homeowners:

We will do everything in our power to help if you have a predatory lender, or if your lender attempts to do anything that's illicit; all while standing with you like family. Even if you just have high interest rates, a balloon payment, etc. We will try to help!

Affordable Homeownership:

All our members get placed as quickly as possible into an affordable homeownership program. The affordable homeownership program will get each of our members into a truly affordable home, with no mortgage, and no loan and additionally debt free through S.H.I.E.L.D. The more you volunteer the quicker you get your home!

Foreclosure:

If you’re a homeowner we do our best to help you if you find yourself dealing with foreclosure.

We will do everything in our power to help if you find yourself in the situation of foreclosure, whether do to predatory lending, illicit behavior by your lender etc. We stand with you like family.

Besides all of the above, S.A.F.E. Housing Inc. is always looking to improve and expand to provide its members with the best protection, safety, security, and assistance programs available. We strive to keep our family safe and protected while taking care of them through our outreach programs. Become a member today and become part of an ever growing family.

S.A.F.E. Housing Inc. has strict policies on member restrictions. If you fall into one of the following categories S.A.F.E. Housing Inc. will not accept you as a member. If you fall into one of the following categories and falsify your Membership Application, you will be permanently removed and banned, furthermore where applicable by law, S.A.F.E. may decide to prosecute to the fullest extent of the law.

The categories are as follows:

Domestic Violence, Sexual Predators, Sex Offender’s and Pedophiles:

If you have been convicted of domestic violence or as a sexual predator you will NOT be approved as a member, S.A.F.E. will not extend an offer of membership to anyone who has been convicted of domestic violence, has been determined by court to be a sexual predator or determined by court to be a convicted pedophile. Anyone who lies about a conviction of any of the above will be permanently removed as a member, and permanently banned, and if allowable by law will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law by S.A.F.E. for willfully falsifying information to S.A.F.E.

We work with getting victims of domestic violence and others in similar circumstances back on their feet, and we DO NOT accept those who have been convicted by a court of law of the above terms.

Addictions – Drugs, Alcohol, and Gambling:

S.A.F.E. Housing Inc. Ministry is unable to accept anyone that is wholly addicted to any type of drug, addicted to alcohol and is considered an alcoholic, or who is addicted to gambling in any way. Anyone who is considered addicted to any of these MUST seek professional help and be found legally and professionally “of sound mind” before being considered to become a member.

S.A.F.E. does not allow any type of addiction use, drug, and alcohol or gambling at or in ANY transitional housing by S.A.F.E., this includes any type of marijuana. Anyone found to be using any substance will be permanently removed as a member. Anyone using CBD oil for medical purposes maybe accepted.

Furthermore anyone found falsifying information about drugs, alcohol, or gambling addiction to become a member will be permanently removed and banned from being a member. Where allowable by law, S.A.F.E. will prosecute to the fullest extent of the law for falsifying information.

Mental Health: (Each person Applying MUST be considered legally "of sound Mind")

S.A.F.E. Housing Inc. Ministry is available to help all those in need, however every member is expected to be able to handle life as it happens, each member is expected to be able to perform everyday tasks with reasonable accommodations, each member should be able to understand simple information and be able to communicate effectively. S.A.F.E. allows for physical disabilities, however if anyone applying for a membership has a mental health issue that keeps them from living their life under standard abilities, they must seek help from a proper facility in order to become a member, S.A.F.E. is not able to accept those with severe mental health issues or mental illness. Those with the aforementioned mental health issues must seek professional treatment and be proven healthy enough to live on their own and be able to accept responsibilities including but not limited to ability to make payments on time, understand and follow simple instructions, etc.

If anyone that has mental health issues has a full time care giver that lives with them, and can handle the membership terms, they must apply themselves. Each person MUST be “of sound mind” to be accepted as a member.

Criminal Background:

S.A.F.E. Housing Inc. will perform a criminal background check on each of its members, understand that S.A.F.E. Housing Inc. does not except as members anyone who has a major criminal background such as any type of felony as an example, anyone charged and convicted of murder, sexual assault, rape, kidnapping, or any other serious felony. Furthermore if you falsify your application about a criminal background, S.A.F.E. Housing Inc., will where applicable pursue all legal avenues for falsifying the application. If anyone has received anything such as a home, or otherwise and it is determined that they falsified the application about a major felony, the member in question will be required to release the property to S.A.F.E. and will be permanently removed and banned as a member. Additionally that member will forfeit any donation payments, savings, etc. that they have already paid in. There will be no reimbursement.

A fee deferment maybe requested before submitting the Application ONLY. And it should be understood that requesting and applying for an Application Fee Deferment will delay the Application Process, as each Applicant will be required to supply proof of eligibility for the Fee Deferment before proceeding with the Application process. Please note: A Fee Deferment is NOT Guaranteed.

Eligibility proof maybe any, but not limited to any of the following:

• Proof of Income

• Proof of Medicaid Coverage

• Proof of SNAP Benefits

• Proof of Lifeline

• Proof of Disability

• Any other proof that may be required.

If you would like to apply for a Fee Deferment, Please contact us.

Application

Fee

There is a one time non refundable Application Fee of $35 on each Application. This fee is due upon completing and submitting the Membership Application.

Application Fee

Deferment

Tenants

• All the Benefits listed above for ALL members plus...

• Grievances Addressed Promptly

• Moving? Once S.A.F.E. is notified, we inform your New landlord or property manager you are a member of S.A.F.E.

• As a member we will do our best to help locate you a place to live if you ever encounter a situation in which you are affected by a natural disaster.

• As a member we will do our best to help you find a new place to live (if possible) upon finding out you need or are required to move

• Written Letter to Landlord or Property Manager that you are a member of S.A.F.E. that we will mediate for our member

• Inspection of your property (by physical, video, or photo)

• Written Letters or Phone calls to inquire from your Landlord or Property Manager to what their issue is in remedying any problems that may occur

• Written Letters or Phone calls to mediate and make arrangements with Landlord or Property Manager to solve any grievance

• Documenting all correspondence between S.A.F.E. and Landlord or Property Manager

• Documentation of your remedied grievance once resolved

• Mediate with Landlord or Property Manager for appliance repair or replace

• Mediate with Landlord or Property Manager for repairs done to premises

• If no response from Landlord or Property Manager assist (where and when legal) in appliance repair or replacement

• If no response from Landlord or Property Manager assist (where and when legal) in repairs done to premises

• In case of any notices (3,30,60 day etc.) or an eviction we will work to help locate legal representation for member (where available)

• And more coming soon!

Homeowners

• All the Benefits listed above for ALL members plus...

• Review your Purchase Agreement (Upon Request)

• Moving? Work to try and help you find a place to go

• As a member we will do our best to help locate you a place to live if you ever encounter a situation in which you are affected by a natural disaster.

• Mediate with Lender if you default on your loan (where available) (we will try to do a loan modification if the lender is willing)

• Work to get you out from under your current lender/mortgage/loan.

• More coming soon!

Patriot Membership

Standard Patriot Membership is a monthly Donation of: $150

For A Limited Time ONLY Patriot Membership is a monthly Donation of: $100 plus a one (1) time non refundable $35 Application Fee

Military Patriot Membership

Military Patriot Membership is a monthly Donation of: $125

For A Limited Time ONLY Military Patriot Membership is a monthly Donation of: $75 plus a one (1) time non refundable $35 Application Fee

All monthly donation payments made to S.A.F.E. Housing Inc. will go towards the purchase of your new home with the exception if S.A.F.E. is required to pay for services rendered to keep our member in their home, such as fighting eviction in court, fighting foreclosure in court, or anything that may require payment for services. In this case S.A.F.E. will use any amount that has already been paid in, to pay for services rendered. Any amount left over will continue to go towards your payments on your home, and will continue to accumulate from that point on. If funds are exhausted or depleted, the member will start from the beginning to accumulate money towards their new home.