Westside Housing Organization

Westside Housing Organization


Take Part II Affordable living for working families. 10 units	Southmoreland Condominiums - beautiful 1924 building, totally renovated into six new for-sale homes. Available Fall, 2006.

President	Kathryn M. Walker
Board Chairman	James M. White
Address	919 W. 24th Street Kansas City, MO 64108
Telephone	816.421.8048
Email Contact	kmwalker@westsidehousing.org
Date CDC Began	August, 1973
Mission / Vision Statement	Westside Housing Organization (WHO) builds options for sustainable communities through strong partnerships. Westside Housing Organization promotes community livability and residential empowerment through the provision of low, moderate and market value housing. Entrusted with providing these services to the community, we pledge to: Develop safe, decent, desirable housing alternatives; Create opportunities for home ownership; Solicit active neighborhood involvement in every project we undertake; Maintain the highest standards of workmanship in the design and construction of development projects; Build partnerships with other neighborhood boards, organizations and agencies; and Advocate for public and private improvements that address community priorities.
Neighborhoods Served	WHO services are available in three areas: 13th Street to 47th Street, State Line to Broadway; 31st Street to North Armour Boulevard, Main to Charlotte; and Gladstone Boulevard to Independence Avenue, Chestnut to Jackson.
Proudest Achievement	WHO is the only CDC in Kansas City, Missouri that includes a significant focus on serving the Latino community and in 1998, WHO replaced the worst public housing project in Kansas City, Missouri with 10 single family homes and 120 mixed-income apartments and town-homes.
Priorities for 2006-2007	Complete the renovation of 4328 Walnut, a beautiful 1924 building that will provide six for-sale condominium units in the Southmoreland Neighborhood. Complete four new-construction, affordable in-fill homes on the Westside. Re-syndicate three Low Income Housing Tax Credit rental developments into one entity, creating economies of scale and capital improvements and upgrades that will preserve 75 units of affordable housing for decades to come. Organize 19 Model Blocks on the Westside that will ultimately create several Model Block Clusters focused on resident engagement and collective action to address goals and issues specific to those specific geographic areas. Provide home improvement funding, construction oversight and education to at least 40 qualified families.
Programs, Products, Services	Affordable, quality housing development that creates welcomed housing opportunities in diverse neighborhoods: New Construction Purchase and Rehab for Resale Property and Asset Management Community organizing and planning, with a focus on safety, block level goal setting and leadership, where residents take charge and create sustainable change on their own street, and Resources that help individual homeowners make needed improvements to their homes and address codes issues, creating a better quality of life for everyone on the block: Homeowner Education and Oversight of Home Improvement Projects Home Improvements Grants Home Improvement Loans Tool Lending Library Westside Housing Organization is affiliated with the National Council of La Raza, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, and is a chartered member of NeighborWorks® America.

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