Housing Greensboro’s mission is to provide decent, safe and affordable housing to low-income...

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Housing Greensboro’s mission is to provide decent, safe and affordable housing to low-income households working towards the elimination of substandard housing restoring the dignity and hope to families living in Greensboro neighborhoods.

• Certified Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO)• Licensed General Contractor and Certified Lead Firm• Contracted with Advanced Energy for System Vision and HPwES• Repaired over 250 homes since our inception and Acquired/Rehabbed 10 homes• Honored with 2009 Kavanagh Cup by Greensboro Builder’s Association• Received the 2010 Brandt Taylor Barrier Free Success Award fromThe Greensboro Mayor’s Committee For Persons with Disabilities through the GMA.

1. East Market Street Development Corporation

2. Habitat For Humanity of Greater Greensboro

3. Housing Greensboro4. Eastside Park Neighborhood Association5. Rebuilding Together6. Cricket Phones7. Lowe’s Home Improvement

Greensboro’s most diverse and multicultural community with a lot of history

1. City of Greensboro – Neighborhood Plan2. Glenwood Neighborhood Association3. Wells Fargo Housing Foundation4. City of Greensboro – CHDO Home Funding5. Carolina Bank

1. Housing Greensboro Board Members2. Greensboro Neighborhood Congress3. Ole L. Richardson Neighborhood Assn.4. Windsor Recreation Community Center

and neighborhood Churches5. Corporate Sponsors6. North Carolina A&T University and Bennett

College Students

Home’s will be assessed for external repairs and landscaping work that could be completed in one day by a group of 10-20 volunteers led by skilled construction leaders. Some examples of the type of repairs that might be included would be:

Exterior painting of trim/siding where volunteer friendly Caulking or weather-stripping around doors or windows Adjust or repair windows and doors Minor roof repairs Storm door repair or replacement Window screen repair or replacement Building handrails to entrance steps or small access

ramps Cleaning gutters or small branches surrounding the house Mowing lawn, planting bushes or flowers

Advanced Planning Neighborhood Involvement Seek Input Before and After Event The Story of Stone Soup… Crock Pot

Patience The Ripple Effect …

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