Achievements
The following
is a general list of some of the accomplishments over the years of the small
and dedicated organization:
- Assisting hundreds of family to achieve homeownership
- Training in construction for living wage jobs or building own home
- Sponsoring and facilitating self-help home groups
- Packaging multi-unit rental unit financing
- Providing funds for thousands of home repairs
- Demonstrating passive solar in homes and other techniques
- Providing a statewide newsletter
- Working
with communities and families to obtain water and sewer/septic funding - leveraging
millions of dollars
- Researching
and education on needs, policies and technical alternatives
- Preventing
homelessness
- Referring
and creative problem solving
- Administering
Revolving loans funds
- Training
in workshops and on site
- Publishing
and distributing booklets for consumer information
- Recycling
and reuse of mobile homes with inmate training
- Providing
critical assistance to prevent eviction, foreclosure, utility shut off
- Coordinating
volunteers doing repairs for seniors
- Working
with tribal and immigrant groups to address their needs
- Supporting
local agencies and community efforts in addressing their housing issues
- Responding to requests for information and assistance