Neighborhood Housing Services of Provo, Inc.

Street Address:
39 West 300 North
Provo, UT 84601


Phone: 801-375-5820
Fax: 801-375-5966
Website: www.nhsofprovo.org

Sharlene Wilde, Executive Director

Contact Name: Karen S Collings
Phone: 801-375-5820
Fax:
Email: karen.nwprovo@gmail.com


Staff Size: Full Time: 4    Part Time: 1

Background
Incorporated in 1994 with the belief that a partnership among local residents, financial institutions, businesses and local government working together can stop decline, promote reinvestment, and restore pride and confidence in older neighborhoods.

Mission
The Neighborhood Housing Services of Provo Inc. helps create neighborhoods of choice by increasing homeownership, improving housing quality, and promoting neighborhood unity and leadership. Our vision of the future is to increase our capacity to affect positive change in our target areas, and achieve our goal of neighborhood revitalization.

Total Operating Expense (9/30/2007): $520,606

 Lines of Business
  • Asset and Property Management

  • Community Based Economic Development

  • Community Building and Organizing

  • Home Ownership Promotion Services

  • Real Estate Development


    • National NeighborWorks ® Programs
  • NeighborWorks Community Building and Organizing

    • Accomplishments in FY 2008
  • Provided 29 families with pre- and post- purchase housing counseling.
  • Rehabilitated or repaired 34 rental or owner occupied units (1-4 units).
  • Assisted 29 families in purchasing a home through homeownership counseling, downpayment, closing cost or financing assistance.
  • Owned or managed 0 rental units.
  • Invested $300,531 in the community through Neighborhood Housing Services of Provo, Inc.'s revolving loan fund, which leveraged $10,498,647 from conventional lenders and other sources.
  • Total direct investment in the community is $10,799,178.

    • Additional Accomplishments
    Date Additional Accomplishment
    8/31/2009 Completed 5 and sold 1 new single family homes to date.
    8/31/2009 Completed 9 rehabs and sold 3 to single families to date.
    8/31/2009 Counseled 22 individuals in Homebuyer Education to date.
    8/31/2009 Closed 13 loans for new homeowners to date.
    8/31/2009 Logged 2400 volunteer hours for Paint Your Heart Out in conjunction with NeighborWorks week in 2009.
    8/31/2009 Aquired $296,000.00 in operating funds this year to date.
    8/31/2009 Currently have 76 new single family homes in the design phase to be started in the fall of 2009 and spring of 2010.
    8/31/2009 Currently have 7 rehabs under contruction and 2 new to date.
    8/31/2009 Currently have 5 rentals of single family dwellings.
    8/31/2009 7 homes on the market to be sold to single families.

    Community Services
  • Community Building

  •  Annual Paint the Town Event

  •  Business/Merchant Relationship

  •  Clean-up Project

  •  Community Outreach and Organizing

  •  Community Planning

  •  Landscape and Neighborhood Beautification

  •  Leadership Training

  • Financial Planning and Assistance

  •  Down-payment Assistance

  •  Financial Education

  •  Foreclosure Prevention Training

  • Green Building and Home Improvement

  •  Lead Poison Prevention

  •  Sustainable Site Planning

  • Housing Programs and Home Ownership Counseling

  •  Housing for Elderly

  •  Housing for Handicapped


    • Board of Directors
    NameBoard Role/TitleSectorCompany/OrganizationJob Title
    Kim BunkerBoard TreasurerBusinessCentral Bank 
    Dan FollettBoard Member At LargeBusinessProvo City Finance DeptAssistant Finance Director
    Eric JorgensenBoard PresidentLocal GovernmentHousing Authority, Utah CountyHousing
    Judy KelschBoard Vice PresidentResident  
    Dave KnechtBoard Member At LargeResidentCommunity Impact CommunityRepair Technician
    Tara RiddleBoard Member At LargeLocal GovernmentProvo City Economics DeptProperty Coordinator
    Amy SmithBoard Member At LargeResident  

    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:  Rocky Mountain
    Name:  Josie Martinez-Littig
    Phone:  303-782-4805
    Toll-Free:  
    Fax:  303-782-5568
    Email:  jlittig@nw.org