Neighborhood Housing Services of Beloit, Inc.

Street Address:
520 W. Grand Ave.
Beloit, WI 53511


Phone: 608-362-9051
Fax: 608-362-7226
Website: www.nhsofbeloit.org

Christine Schlichting, Executive Director

Contact Name: Christine Schlichting
Phone: 608-362-9051x17
Fax: 608-362-7226
Email: cschlichting@nhsofbeloit.org


Staff Size: Full Time: 6 

Background
NHS of Beloit Inc. provides programs in five categories: education, lending, real estate development, community building and property management. Services are focused in four Beloit priority neighborhoods; however education and activity occurs throughout the City of Beloit, Wisconsin.

Mission
Neighborhood Housing Services of Beloit strengthens and builds healthy neighborhoods by providing quality homes and related home ownership services.

Total Operating Expense (9/30/2007): $781,123

 Lines of Business
  • Asset and Property Management

  • Home Ownership Promotion Services

  • Lending and Loan Portfolio Management

  • Real Estate Development


    • National NeighborWorks ® Programs
  • NeighborWorks Campaign for Home Ownership

    • Accomplishments in FY 2008
  • Provided 119 families with pre- and post- purchase housing counseling.
  • Rehabilitated or repaired 12 rental or owner occupied units (1-4 units).
  • Assisted 36 families in purchasing a home through homeownership counseling, downpayment, closing cost or financing assistance.
  • Owned or managed 54 rental units.
  • Invested $78,490 in the community through Neighborhood Housing Services of Beloit, Inc.'s revolving loan fund, which leveraged $3,559,649 from conventional lenders and other sources.
  • Total direct investment in the community is $3,638,139.

    • Additional Accomplishments
    Date Additional Accomplishment
    11/30/2005 Through a partnership of residents, the City of Beloit, the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) and NeighborWorks America, NHS broke ground on five new infill construction sites.
    5/21/2005 NHS began offering homebuyer education classes in Spanish.
    2/10/2006 Neighborhood Housing Services of Beloit and their NeighborWorks affiliate organizatins in the state, executed an umbrella contract with the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) for a shared 2.1 million dollar line of credit to support local development activities.

    Community Services
  • Community Building

  •  Community Outreach and Organizing

  •  Community Planning

  •  Landscape and Neighborhood Beautification

  • Financial Planning and Assistance

  •  Down-payment Assistance

  •  Financial Education

  •  Foreclosure Prevention Training

  •  Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)

  •  Reverse Mortgage

  • Green Building and Home Improvement

  •  Home Maintenance Training

  • Housing Programs and Home Ownership Counseling

  •  Home Ownership Counseling

  •  HomeBuyers Club

  •  Housing for Homeless

  •  Rental Housing


    • Board of Directors
    NameBoard Role/TitleSectorCompany/OrganizationJob Title
    Julie ChristensenBoard Member At LargeLocal GovernmentCity of BeloitCommunity Development Director
    Ed HansenBoard TreasurerBusinessFirst American Credit UnionVice-President of Lending
    Amy HumeBoard Member At LargeBusinessM&I BankAsst. Vice President - Mortgage Banking
    Steve KinkadeBoard SecretaryNon-Profit InstitutionStateline United WayExecutive Director
    Anna KokityBoard Member At LargeResidentJanesville School DistrictSpecial Needs Teacher
    Jackie RogersBoard Member At LargeBusinessSPX Process EquipmentHR Manager
    Kevin RogersBoard Vice PresidentBusinessHendricks Development GroupFacilities Manager
    Terry SminchakBoard PresidentBusinessState Farm InsuranceIndependent Agent
    Linda WardBoard MemberResidentStateline Literacy CouncilExecutive Director

    About the NeighborWorks ® Network
    The NeighborWorks® network is a nationwide network of more than 240 community development organizations working in nearly 4358 urban, suburban and rural communities across America. These organizations engage in revitalization strategies that strengthen communities and transform lives. In the last five years alone, NeighborWorks® organizations have generated more than $8.5 billion in reinvestment and helped more than 500,000 families of modest means purchase or improve their homes or secure safe, decent rental or mutual housing.

    NeighborWorks ® America Contact Information
    District:  North Central
    Name:  Diana Mitchell
    Phone:  816-714-1211
    Toll-Free:  800-823-1428
    Fax:  816-714-1291
    Email:  dmitchell@nw.org