Habitat for Humanity is getting money from the Manitoba and federal governments to build several new homes.

The Carter Work Project is run by former US president Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn. It will see 150 homes built across Canada to celebrate the country's 150th birthday.

Habitat for Humanity builds houses for low-income families, and eliminates the down payment and adjusts mortgage payments based on income. The mortgage payments then go towards future builds.

"These families are doing all the right things to improve quality of life for their family, for their children, but they can't get the down payment together to qualify for a conventional mortage, even at the lowest end of the housing spectrum they just can't qualify. So by waiving the down payment and waiving the interest payments, and making the payments geared to their income level rather than the value of the property, (that's) the only way they can possibly afford them," says CEO Sandy Hopkins.

Manitoba's families minister Scott Fielding says Habitat's funding model is a great way for low-income families to find stability, and the province thought it was a great initiative to put money towards.

"Home ownership is something, you know -- people can take pride in where they live. We know that affordable housing, whether it be home ownership or other means of affordable housing, is one of the key elements to lifting people out of poverty and I think it just gives people a positive approach," says Fielding.

Twenty-five houses will be built in Manitoba, 21 of which will be in Winnipeg.

The Carters will be in Winnipeg to oversee some of the construction, which takes place between July 9th and 14th.