Posts Tagged with "affordable housing"

“We have a new understanding of the interplay of how housing influences health in terms of stability, quality, and the effect on physical and mental health,” -Megan Sandel ...

2016 Graduates residing in Homes of Hope neighborhoods! ...

I was raised in a good home with a good family. We weren't rich, but I never went without either. I did well in school, and from an early age developed hopes and dreams for my future. However, as I entered high school I started giving in to peer pressure and partying. Occasional partying developed into a lifestyle, and as a result, I almost flunked my senior year from skip...

November 30, 2017 In our one-year residentialMen's Developmentprogram we provide specialized construction trade job training, Christian discipleship, life skills and financial wellness training for men overcoming drug and alcohol addictions. Over the past four years we have intentionally boosted the level of job training our men receive to increase their marketability...

Hollingsworth Funds awards Homes of Hope $100,000. Grant to help organization build 5 homes for poverty-level families....

Homes of Hope was recently awarded a $100,000 affordable housing grant through the TD Charitable Foundation's "Housing for Everyone" grant competition. The grant will be used to provide affordable and energy efficient housing for low-income senior citizens in the West Greenville neighborhood....

Homes of Hope Receives $100,000 Grant from Wells Fargo Housing Foundation Grant will support affordable housing for 68 Anderson, S.C. families...

Affordable housing benefits the entire community as we glean from the positive contributions of families who are positioned for success. ...

What My Home Means to Me by Rebecca, age 10...

In honor of Father's Day we want to congratulate our housing client, Samuel, on receiving the "2015 Father of the Year" Award from the Upstate Fatherhood Coalition. ...

Homes of Hope receives Palmetto Housing Achievement Award for LoCAL Housing....

Celebrating our 500th home, Welcoming our 500th family! ...

A year ago Sam & his son were sleeping in their car. Today they have a new home and restored hope through their new LoCAL home. ...

Gratitude is contagious. Counting our blessings allows us to put things into perspective; it allows us to remember our 2014 milestones....

Homes of Hope celebrates Veterans! Read the incredible story of Homes of Hope tenant, Al Mayhew, an American hero & Tuskegee Airman. ...

Thanks to our many golfers & sponsors for making our 10th Annual Golf Classic a record-breaking fundraising tournament!...

Homes of Hope prepares to build its largest affordable housing development to date- 61 Hills. This development will be in Anderson, South Carolina and will be home to 68 families- renters & homeowners. ...

Homes of Hope is innovatively addressing issues of poverty, workforce development, and affordable housing and you can be a part of it-- read on to see how lives are being changed through LoCAL Housing. ...

On May 16th, 2014 Homes of Hope held our annual fundraising banquet at the Hyatt in Downtown Greenville. Together with 500 guests we celebrated our 15th Anniversary and the many lives that have been changed through our mission of affordable housing and job training. Here are some updates from our event speakers. "It was a relief to share my story at Homes of Hope's banq...

Homes of Hope is hiring a client development assistant to provide property and case management to Homes of Hope's affordable housing clients in Anderson, SC. ...

For years nonprofits have been guilty of the same ‘poverty mindset’ as some of their clients. We believe we have a unique position to help lead in the transformation of nonprofits through entrepreneurial thinking....

Winter Storm Pax hits the Upstate! Here are some photos contributed from our tenants & homeowners from various housing developments throughout Greenville. We've never seen these neighborhoods look quite like this!...

Many people who live under bridges do so because they simply can’t afford housing.We can’t end homelessness without more affordable housing��"from the shelter, to transitional, to permanent. We need support from the community��"both corporate support and individual support....

Homes of Hope will reach 500 units of completed affordable housing in 2014!...

Newlyweds, Sam and Dee Orange, share their adoption story and how Homes of Hope provided the home where their family found a new start....

Last week we read eagerly each day as the Greenville News delved into the issues of homelessness in our community through a 5-part series. "In the shadow of downtown" they painted the picture of tent city and the dozens who reside just a brief walk from our bustling and growing metropolitan center. For the organizations and individuals who serve Greenville's homeless and i...

On August 9th Homes of Hope celebrated our second corporate build with Greenville-based company, Resurgent Capital Services. Resurgent employees have been diligently joining our Men's Development interns on the job site each Thursday, Friday, and Saturday for several weeks to complete two LoCAL homes side by side on Joe Louis Street in West Greenville. The end result are t...

Homes of Hope expands its regional reach through personnel promotions and the opening of a new satellite office in Anderson, SC....

The creation of affordable housing and the redevelopment of dilapidated communities can't happen overnight. It takes strategy and purposed intention....

"Building these homes is a sign of completion for me. Now I can give back to society instead of taking from it for so long." - Brad Berry, Homes of Hope Men's Development Intern This past week Homes of Hope rejoiced to celebrate another milestone in our fourteen-year history of developing affordable housing in Upstate South Carolina. After two years of research and desig...

Homes of Hope has been housing families in South Carolina for fourteen years. We provide safe, energy efficient, affordable homes to low-income and homeless families throughout our community. We also mentor and provide construction-related job training to men overcoming drug and alcohol addictions. All that we do stems from Matthew 25 28. On January 31st we'll celebrat...

Country-wide there are numerous efforts to improve and increase the availability of affordable housing for our nation's families in need. We have been privileged to play our part in this movement for the past fourteen years in Upstate South Carolina. As we approach the completion of our 400th home later this year we are thrilled to know that the number of homes we provide ...

A Word From Our CEO: With the completion of our Fant Street development in Anderson, SC, and our Lora Lake development in Berea, we have now completed our 388th home. With 30 more currently in the works, we will surpass house #400 very soon. We feel greatly privileged to be the Lord's hands and feet in achieving this numberbut we are all reminded that the bricks and mort...

Often there is a misconception that people in "affordable housing" don't want anything for themselves. It's assumed that they're lazy, they don't want to work, or they just want a hand out. At Homes of Hope we cringe at this perception for we know the families we serve to be hardworking, hopeful, and deserving of an opportunity. We also know that the financial circumstance...

It's official LoCAL Housing has launched! The program many years in the making was recently unveiled to nearly 100 influential community members through a virtual groundbreaking held at Zen in Dowtown Greenville. Much research and exploration of construction and funding logistics prepped us to know just how exciting LoCAL Housing would be for the Upstate community. Letting...

In a recent blog we discussed the vision for our newest housing venture, LoCAL. LoCAL Housing is our highly innovative solution to three persistent problems plaguing poverty-level families in the Upstate. What are the Problems? 1. No asset-building opportunities for poverty level families 2. High energy costs for poverty level families 3. Insufficient employment opport...

Everyone loves a good redemption story. We love to see the under-dog win supreme and beat the odds. We glory in stories of people banding together for a common good, to root out evil, to achieve the thing that seemed impossible. These are the stories that make headlines and sell out box offices. What if we told you we know the Director who writes the best stories and is f...

In a recent post we shared about the increased job training that the interns in our program for men overcoming addictions are receiving at Homes of Hope. They are in a time of focused training for various construction-related skills as we prepare to launch LoCAL Housing, which will be built in part by our men. Currently our interns are learning carpentry skills as they co...

At Homes of Hope we understand that building community requires much more than building new homes. True community is characterized by sharing fellowship. Joyful moments abound when we see our families exhibiting genuine community. It's seen through front porch visits and looking out for one's neighbor; it's through residents uniting for a common cause, like pulling togeth...

Golfers will tell you that there's never a bad excuse for a day of golf. A sunny day, a rainy day, the fact that it's Saturday, the fact that it's a day ending in "y", are all counted among logical reasons to grab the clubs. On October 25th, Homes of Hope added another reason to hit the links- our 7th Annual Golf Classic at The Cliffs at Keowee Falls. Combining an outing o...

"I'm 63 years old and I didn't think I'd have a place this nice again. I thought I'd have to live in some senior place, so this is real break for me and it has been a blessing." HOH Tenant, Donna Neeley Stories like this from our renter, Miss Neeley, make us proud to provide housing that is both quality-made and can be considered "home." Her excitement also highlights t...

After 9 weeks of an exciting, first-time build with Resurgent Capital Services, we are proud to display the completed homes located in West Greenville. Check out some photos from our recent Ribbon Cutting Celebration. Also meet our new tenant Obbra and her daughters! Resurgent Capital Services went above and beyond by donating a washer dryer, school supplies, and a varie...

This double-wide had to go! Thankfully we had 11 strong energetic volunteers from Chicago's Mercy Home to help us out! Before: We were unable to use this old double-wide and needed to dispose of it A few times a year we have the unique privilege to host groups from various Universities and organizations who desire to spend a week volunteering with us. Last week we were ...

Six weeks ago Homes of Hope embarked on a journey with Resurgent Capital Services to build two homes in the West Greenville neighborhood on Gower Street. Throughout the course of that time over 200 employees of Resurgent had a hand in every aspect of construction. Friday, August 4th, we celebrated the last day of construction! Our entire staff, men's program, our soon-t0-...

Today we celebrated a Homes of Hope first- our first venture into Anderson County with the development of five brand-new, safe, and energy-efficient affordable homes. We are honored to be able to partner with the City of Anderson in these developments and have pledged to build 100 homes in the next 10 years for the many families who are in need of affordable housing. Welc...

Sometimes in life we hear the stories of the less-fortunate and become so overwhelmed we wonder how we can possibly make a difference. In those times we can shrink back, helpless to make an impact, or we can make a decision to affect our circles of influence in the best way we know how. Little by little we can affect the world around us as we realize that the little things...

In a recent blog post we discussed our Owner Occupied Repair program and our ability to perform emergency home repairs for homeowners in need. It's truly an amazing program which has allowed us to help families obtain handicap accessible ramps, heating and air systems, adequate roofs, etc. However, thanks to today's phone call from an interested family we are able to look ...

On June 9th Homes of Hope launched an innovative partnership with Resurgent Capital Services which will result in the construction of two single family homes on Gower Street in West Greenville. Each Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Resurgent employees have graciously donated their time and efforts while working alongside the planning and leadership of Quinn Satterfield Builder...

ESPN fans: You can now hear Homes of Hope on ESPN 1440 in Greenville. Our very own Ted Cochran can be heard voicing new Public Service Announcements about our Men's Development program! Because ESPN listeners are primarily male, the opportunity to gain support for our interns who are men overcoming drug and alcohol issues seemed like a perfect fit. What do you think? Are ...

Greenville had one of its hottest days of the season this last Tuesday but that didn't phase our 33 volunteers from the cross-country cycling trip, Bike Build. With enthusiasm energy, they joined us for a 12-house painting project in West Greenville. It mattered little that they had previously rode their bikes from Newberry, 70 miles away, the day before. Bike Build swa...

Our newly completed Judson Bungalows are located on Anderson Road right across the street from our main office. It was exciting to watch them be constructed and now that they are completed, those who visit us have been asking "Are those Homes of Hope houses?" and we are proud to say, "Yes!" We have partnered with another Greenville agency which will utilize these homes for...

This upcoming weekend is quite possibly one of the busiest weekends of the year for Homes of Hope. We have two important events happening Friday evening and Saturday morning: The Hope House Dinner Auction, and Hands on Greenville Day! At the first we get to dress up, eat well, introduce hundreds of people to our ministry at our yearly fundraising dinner. At the second, w...

At our upcoming Hope House Dinner Auction there will be lots of action! Included in the evening's events will be the premiere of our 2011 Homes of Hope Video. We have spent the last two months compiling interviews from people in the Greenville community, as well as from Homes of Hope staff, tenants, and interns to produce a brief, but comprehensive look at our ministry. I...

In last week's blog we shared about the challenging journey our interns experience as they start to shed the old clothes of past habits, mistakes, and mindsets and begin to embrace the new identity and new life that is available in Christ Jesus. We see that our men exist at very different stages in this process. Each is genuinely asking, "Who am I?" Our Men's Development s...

The morning starts early for the men in our intern program. They start each day at 6:45am as they drive in from where they live at Samaritan Village to gather together for a time of praise and worship and Biblical instruction by our men's development staff before beginning that day's construction and landscaping projects. Central to our mission in providing a second chance...

In a recent West Greenville Neighborhood meeting Homes of Hope's Asset Development Manager, Denice, celebrated theattendance of 15 tenants from our community developments at Kingsview Point and Peridot. This attendance was higher than previous months and a noteworthy moment for staff because as we venture into neighborhoods like West Greenville and begin to revitalize comm...

FLW Outdoors, the largest fishing tournament organization in the world, is coming to Greenville and has chosen Homes of Hope as the local organization where their professional anglers will be volunteering on March 23rd. Professional anglers will work alongside Homes of Hope program interns on affordable housing construction projects that day. All Homes of Hope interns are ...

Slippery Rock students Homes of Hope Another week is moving quickly into the weekend here and we can't help but to reflect over the time we've shared with our "Care Break" volunteers from Slippery Rock University. Sixteen students and chaperones joined us from Pennsylvania to partner with our staff and the men in our year-long internship program to rehabilitate a donated...