Chautauqua Home Rehabilitation and Improvement Corporation

Street Address:
2 Academy St
Mayville, NY 14757-1002


Phone: 716-753-4650
Fax: 716-753-4508
Website: www.chric.org

John D. Murphy, Executive Director

Contact Name: John D Murphy
Phone: 716-753-4514
Fax: 716-753-4508
Email: John_Murphy@chric.org


Staff Size: Full Time: 12    Part Time: 1

Background
CHRIC was incorporated in 1978.

Mission
CHRIC was incorporated in 1978 to improve the housing stock of Chautauqua County and the living conditions of its low-income residents. Primary activities include housing rehab (approximately 90 units per year), lead hazard control, homeownership education and support, adaptations and repairs for disabled persons and frail elderly (about 90 per year), lending for economic development, home improvement and work-related expenses, and personal transportation to work for low-income persons (Wheels for Work).

Total Operating Expense (9/30/2007): $2,436,190

 Lines of Business
  • Community Based Economic Development

  • Community Building and Organizing

  • Home Ownership Promotion Services

  • Lending and Loan Portfolio Management

  • Real Estate Development


    • National NeighborWorks ® Programs
  • NeighborWorks Campaign for Home Ownership
  • NeighborWorks Rural Initiative

    • Accomplishments in FY 2008
  • Provided 57 families with pre- and post- purchase housing counseling.
  • Rehabilitated or repaired 126 rental or owner occupied units (1-4 units).
  • Assisted 22 families in purchasing a home through homeownership counseling, downpayment, closing cost or financing assistance.
  • Owned or managed 0 rental units.
  • Invested $69,873 in the community through Chautauqua Home Rehabilitation and Improvement Corporation's revolving loan fund, which leveraged $2,650,287 from conventional lenders and other sources.
  • Total direct investment in the community is $2,720,160.

    • Additional Accomplishments
    Date Additional Accomplishment
    2/13/2009 CHRIC was awarded a $40,000 Affordable Housing Program award from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York to support a Main Street revitalization project in rural Sherman, NY. Based on a resident-driven plan arising out of a New York City Community Leadership Institute, CHRIC has raised $800,000 in grant funding, plus owner equity to revitalize a historic commercial block.
    2/13/2009 A partnership with the city of Jamestown, NY and a neighborhood organization called Northside PRIDE, Inc., CHRIC has acquired four vacant houses in a targeted neighborhood for substantial rehabilitation and re-sale. A recent award of $105,000 from the New York State Affordable Housing Corporation matched a city committment of $105,000 in HOME funds to assist in this neighborhood revitalization project.



    Board of Directors
    NameBoard Role/TitleSectorCompany/OrganizationJob Title
    Richard BabbageBoard MemberCounty GovernmentChautauqua County LegislatureLegislator
    Beverly BaileyBoard PresidentResident retired benefits administrator
    Sylvia FaustBoard MemberBusinessHolyfield and ThomasTax accounting
    William FlandersBoard TreasurerResident  
    Sharon HamiltonBoard MemberLutheran Social ServicesHousing Manager
    Barb HoitinkBoard MemberNon-Profit Institution  
    Helen KjornsbergBoard Vice PresidentNon-Profit InstitutionFoster Grandparent ProgramProgram Assistant
    Michelle LunzBoard MemberFinancial InstitutionJamestown savings BankLoan Officer
    Larry PaceBoard MemberCounty Government Youth Bureau director
    Janice SlatonBoard MemberCounty GovernmentChautauqua County Public Defenders OfficeAssistant Public Defender
    Carol WhiteBoard Member Foundation Secretary

    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.

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