Homeownership Through York Habitat for Humanity
Course | Registration opens 2/1/2027 8:00 AM EST
Join York Habitat for Humanity to learn how individuals and families partner with Habitat to purchase a home through an affordable mortgage. We’ll explore the journey from applying to becoming a homeowner, including homebuyer education, hands-on participation known as “sweat equity,” and the role of volunteers and community support. Discover how this partnership helps build stability, opportunity, and a lasting place to call home.
Terri Abruzzese
Terri Abruzzese worked in the title insurance industry for 20 years. In 2004, her family moved to York County, and she became the Faith Formation and Education Director for Zion Lutheran Church for 14 years. She felt a pull to serve our York community in a greater capacity and has been with York Habitat since 2019. This enabled her to utilize her background in mortgage lending, title insurance, and the homeownership arena within York Habitat for Humanity.
She obtained her associate’s degree in business administration while working at Zion and now works with qualified York County families to empower them to become homeowners through financial literacy and education which breaks the cycle of poverty and creates generational wealth. She is married to her wonderful husband of 36 years and has two grown sons. Her hobbies are kayaking, reading, baking and serving others in the community.
Brent Silliman
Brent Sillman grew up in construction and contracting work but also spent 11 years teaching at a private school outside of Washington DC and a year as an outreach director for a church in Baltimore County. There he worked primarily with homeless and at-risk men and women who refused the services of local shelters. He later returned to full-time contracting work in affluent Baltimore neighborhoods on many extensive historic rehabilitation projects. His desire to make a difference in the world beyond restoring old buildings led him to York Habitat for Humanity as Construction Manager, where the restoration of people is more important than the homes they build.