Community Housing Partners Corporation

Street Address:
930 Cambria Street, NE
Christiansburg, VA 24073


Phone: 540-382-2002
Fax: 540-381-1935
Website: www.communityhousingpartners.org

Janaka Casper, President & CEO

Contact Name: Orlando Artze
Phone: 804-343-7201x11
Fax: 804-278-9783
Email: oartze@chpc2.org


Staff Size: Full Time: 213    Part Time: 52

Background
Community Housing Partners (CHP) is a 501(c)(3) community development corporation that serves the needs of low-income and low-wealth individuals and families in the southeast. Our mission is to create affordable, green, sustainable housing opportunities and services for the people and communities we serve. Since 1975, CHP has served over 189,500 people, including elderly people, women and children in transition, formerly homeless people, single female heads-of-household, the chronically mentally ill, at-risk youth, and other individuals of lowincome and low-wealth. Our activities include sustainable development, architectural design, construction, energy services, homeownership facilitation, and housing management. These efforts, in concert with public and private partnerships, enable us to create and sustain communities of choice that promote vitality in neighborhoods, foster wealth-building for individuals, and contribute to a better environment for future generations.

Mission
Our mission is to create affordable, green, sustainable housing opportunities and services for the people and communities we serve.

Total Operating Expense (9/30/2007): $57,636,951

 Lines of Business
  • Asset and Property Management

  • 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 Multifamily Initiative
  • NeighborWorks Rural Initiative

    • Accomplishments in FY 2008
  • Provided 264 families with pre- and post- purchase housing counseling.
  • Rehabilitated or repaired 724 rental or owner occupied units (1-4 units).
  • Assisted 30 families in purchasing a home through homeownership counseling, downpayment, closing cost or financing assistance.
  • Owned or managed 4699 rental units.
  • Invested $144,504 in the community through Community Housing Partners Corporation's revolving loan fund, which leveraged $20,001,472 from conventional lenders and other sources.
  • Total direct investment in the community is $20,145,976.

    • Additional Accomplishments
    Date Additional Accomplishment
    12/31/2008 Educated and trained 3,801 people on affordable housing, energy efficiency and other issues of sustainability at 254 venues across the United States and Canada
    12/31/2008 Acquired 112 units of affordable rental housing.
    12/31/2008 Rehabilitated 206 units and newly constructed 32 units of affordable multifamily rental housing.
    12/31/2008 Provided weatherization services (586 units), heating and cooling assistance (327 units), or emergency home repairs (144 units) to 1,057 families.
    12/31/2008 Conducted 783 Energy Audits
    12/31/2008 Helped 37 families become homeowners, including 15 families who purchased CHP developed single family homes.
    12/31/2008 Provided homebuyer and financial literacy education to 251 families.
    12/31/2008 Provided pre-purchase (204) and foreclosure counseling (45) to 209 families.
    12/31/2008 Provided access to first and second mortgages and down payment/closing cost loans to 43 families.
    12/31/2008 Delivered 30,665 units of resident service programming to our residents
    12/31/2008 Prevented 33 evictions through our CHP Resident Services Eviction Prevention Program.
    12/31/2008 Formed 72 new partnerships with local agencies to deliver resident services to our housing communities.
    3/31/2009 Received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for CHP-designed and built Tekoa Boys Home

    Community Services
  • Community Building

  •  Landscape and Neighborhood Beautification

  •  Leadership Training

  •  Neighborhood / Resident Crime Watch

  •  Neighborhood Festivals

  • Family Health Programs

  •  Afterschool/Tutoring Programs

  •  Community Health Services

  •  Conflict Resolution Programs

  •  Drug and Alcohol Prevention

  •  Food Bank

  •  Public Assistance Counseling

  •  Youth Group Organizing (Issue Oriented)

  • Financial Planning and Assistance

  •  Down-payment Assistance

  •  Financial Education

  •  IDA Savings Program

  •  Interest Subsidy Program

  •  Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)

  • Green Building and Home Improvement

  •  Energy Conservation Programs

  •  Environmental Friendly Building Materials

  •  Home Maintenance Training

  •  Indoor Environment Quality

  •  Renewable Energy Resources

  •  Sustainable Site Planning

  •  Water Quality and Conservation

  • Housing Programs and Home Ownership Counseling

  •  Home Ownership Center

  •  Home Ownership Counseling

  •  HomeBuyers Club

  •  Housing for Elderly

  •  Housing for Handicapped

  •  Housing for Homeless

  •  Housing for Veterans

  •  Rental Housing

  •  Section 8 Housing

  •  Transitional Housing for Homeless Families


    • Board of Directors
    NameBoard Role/TitleSectorCompany/OrganizationJob Title
    Malcolm BatesBoard Member  
    Nathaniel BishopBoard Member  
    Harriet DorseyBoard Member  
    Joseph E FoxBoard MemberOtherN/A 
    Susan GoodenBoard Member  
    James HarrisonBoard Member  
    Jane HendersonBoard Vice President  
    Theodore KoebelBoard Chair  
    Gregg LewisBoard Member  
    Kimberly MitchellBoard Member  
    Karen TurnerBoard Member  

    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:  Mid-Atlantic
    Name:  Sasha M. Johnson
    Phone:  
    Toll-Free:  
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    Email:  smjohnson@nw.org