Community Housing of Wyandotte County

Community Housing of Wyandotte County



	Updated November 1, 2008

Executive Director	Susan Carroll
Board Chairman	Craig Gaffney
Address	2 South 14th Street, Kansas City, KS 66102
Telephone	913.342.7580
Email Contact	scarroll@chwconline.com
Website	www.chwconline.com
Date CDC Began	2002
Mission / Vision Statement	CHWC stabilizes, revitalizes, and reinvests in communities through improved housing and other related developments. CHWC believes that maintaining a focus on this mission it will realize its vision that Kansas City, Kansas/Wyandotte County is a diverse and vibrant community welcoming families with housing, employment, educational and economic opportunities making our neighborhoods a community where people are proud to live.
Neighborhoods Served	The CHWC target service area includes the neighborhoods of St. Peter/Waterway, St. Joseph/St. Benedict, Prescott, Bethany, Riverview, Chelsea, and Strawberry Hill. These neighborhoods encompass 18th Street on the West, I-70 on the East, Minnesota Ave. on the North, and I-70 on the South.
Proudest Achievement	In the past year, CHWC was the proud recipient of many awards and accolades for its innovative and exemplary community development initiatives. In April 2007 – CHWC was named an Honoree by the Kansas City Business Journal’s Capstone Award for Real Estate Excellence May 2007 – the Historic Kansas City Foundation recognized CHWC’s excellence in the restoration and rehabilitation of Historic Fire Station #9, the current home of CHWC. June 2007 – The Department of Housing & Urban Development awarded CHWC the Best Practice Award for an Entitlement Project for the Cathedral Pointe Development in the St. Peter’s neighborhood. July 2007 – the Kansas Housing Conference presented the Ad Astra Award for Special Achievement in Affordable Housing Development – Urban and Suburban November 2007 – Bank of America selected CHWC as the recipient of the Neighborhood Builder Award.
Priorities 2008-2009	CHWC continues its efforts in the St. Peters neighborhood with the Cathedral Pointe development. Additional single family homes and town-homes are planned for the development. In March 2008, CHWC will break ground on the Village of Fountains senior living campus, in the Bethany neighborhood. The first of its kind for urban core Kansas City, Village of Fountains will offer both assisted and independent living facilities in a park-like setting. Affordable single family homes are also slated for development in the Bethany neighborhood. Phase II of the Strawberry Hill Town Homes will begin construction in 2008, providing an additional 6 market rate town homes addressing the increasing need of urban living. The CSI program will be expanded to more adequately address crime and safety issues while continuing with the highly successful CSI Youth Program that offers after school arts-based diversionary programs to elementary and middle school students. CHWC continues to offer bilingual financial literacy and credit counseling sessions as needed.
Programs, Products, Services	CHWC provides home ownership opportunities by constructing new single-family homes and purchasing/rehabbing existing homes. These homes are then sold to families/persons whose incomes range from low to moderate. Special financial assistance may be available to those potential homeowners whose income is below 80% of the metro area median income. In addition, CHWC provides owner occupied rehab loans as well as primary and secondary home mortgage products to clients who meet eligibility requirements. CHWC also provides bilingual (English/Spanish) financial literacy counseling to its clients.

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