Affordable Housing Resources
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Affordable Housing Resources is a non-profit in Columbia, SC that rents houses at affordable rates to families who are low-income, homeless, at risk of homelessness, or hold Section 8 vouchers.
By offering affordable housing with access to good schools and services, we hope to improve our tenants’ quality of life and help them rise above poverty.
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Affordable Housing Resources
Pays
États Unis, SC, Columbia, Richland County
Pays dans lesquels ce projet crée un impact social
États Unis, SC, Columbia, Richland County
Age de l'innovateur :
18 à 34 ans
Sexe de l'innovateur :
Masculin
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organisation à but non lucratif
Depuis combien de temps votre organisation opère-t-elle ?
Plus 5 années
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Innovation
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Affordable Housing Resources
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Croissance (votre pilote fonctionne et commence à prendre de l'ampleur)
Depuis combien de temps le projet existe-t-il ?
En place depuis plus de 5 ans
Le besoin : quel problème tentez-vous de résoudre ?
AHR needs to grow within the community. To date we own and operate four homes, but the need for affordable housing within our city vastly outnumbers the homes available. We want to secure more land or homes to accommodate those families at risk of becoming homeless.
La solution: quelle solution proposez-vous ? Soyez précis !
Our solution is not to simply warehouse the poor in low-income neighborhoods, but to diversify them by renting them clean, affordable houses in safe neighborhoods, with access to better education, health resources, and improve their overall quality of life.
Le système : décrivez un exemple spécifique montrant de quelle façon votre initiative fonctionne ; indiquez vos principales activités.
Our solution makes a huge difference because of the unintended segregation poverty causes in our city. By creating affordable housing in various middle-class neighborhoods, we seek to ethnically diversify our neighborhoods. This diversity will not only positively impact the tenants we serve, but we feel it will also positively impact the community by creating a grassroots movement to decrease the number of homeless, those that are at risk of becoming homeless, and also those who struggle to survive on limited wages and limited access to affordable housing.
Le marché : qui sont vos collègues et vos concurrents ? Identifiez les autres personnes qui travaillent à répondre au même besoin et indiquez ce qui vous différencie d'elles. Comment ces concurrents pourraient-ils influencer votre réussite ou votre croissance ?
AHR believes that while many other Non Profits exist within our city, none of them seeks to address the public policy issue that attempts to warehouse the poor. AHR's mission is quite unique, and believes that instead of seeking to provide immediate housing of low quality, we should focus on providing a high quality home in a safe neighborhood. This home in turn effects not just the tenants need for shelter, but also increases their emotional stability by providing a sense of community relationship.
Impact social
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Votre initiative s’occupe de quelle(s) solution(s) pour aider des entrepreneurs émergents et pour aider des petites entreprises à croître et à s’augmenter dans des communautés mal desservies ? (sélectionnez tout ce qui est applicable)
Accès aux opportunités économiques, Changements de politique.
Jusqu'à ce jour, quels résultats a obtenu votre projet ?
As of today, AHR owns and operates four homes in four distinct neighborhoods of Columbia, SC. We provide affordable housing to four families that were previously stuck in poverty-ridden neighborhoods. These families now have access to better schools for their children, better grocery stores, and better community resources.
Quelles sont vos prévisions en termes d'impact au cours des trois prochaines années?
As an AmeriCorp VISTA my goal is to acquire at least one property during my year of service. In an expanded view of our goals would be the acquisition of five properties over the next five years, or one property per year. This would be the accumulation of a minimum of three properties during the 1-3 year period.
Les meilleures propositions possèdent un programme solide détaillant leurs prévisions pour atteindre et suivre leurs objectifs de croissance. Identifiez vos objectifs à 6 mois pour accroître vos résultats
Définissez les trois tâches principales à accomplir pour atteindre ces objectifs à six mois
Tâche 1
Seek out properties in our targeted neighborhoods, and research their availability, price, and statistics.
Tâche 2
Seek out funding for a minimum of three homes in the community.
Tâche 3
Write funding proposals to all of the researched donors who may want to provide support to our project.
Et maintenant, voyez les choses en plus grand ! Identifiez vos objectifs à 12 mois
Définissez les trois tâches principales à accomplir pour atteindre vos objectifs à 12 mois
Tâche 1
Have funding secured to purchase at least one home in one of our targeted neighborhoods.
Tâche 2
Purchase, close, and evaluate the property in order to get it ready for move in.
Tâche 3
Have one of the families on our wait list move into the home.
Création de l'organisation : nous voulons tout savoir sur votre déclic. Expliquez-nous oú et quand les fondateurs se sont rendu compte que cette solution possédait un véritable potentiel pour changer le monde.
In 2004, Shandon Presbyterian Church Outreach Ministry turned its attention toward the availability of affordable housing as a factor contributing to homelessness in Columbia. They found that a lack of affordable housing prevented homeless families and individuals from moving out of shelters and transitional housing into permanent residences. In response, the Housing Team decided to form Shandon Presbyterian Housing Resources (SPHR), a non-profit that would rent houses exclusively to low-income families according to their incomes. SPHR incorporated as a 501(c)3 in 2005 with a Board of Directors to facilitate this mission.
In 2006, SPHR was designated as a Community Housing Development Organization by the City of Columbia. Through the United Way of the Midlands, SPHR was able to hire an AmeriCorps VISTA in 2009 to help grow the organization’s capacity. In 2011 we acquired two more houses and changed the name of the organization to Affordable Housing Resources of Columbia or simply AHR.
Viabilité
Quels sont vos différents partenariats ?
AHR is partnered with the Shandon Presbyterian Church of Columbia, which we grew out of. We are also partners of the United Way of the Midlands, which is the governing body of our AmeriCorp VISTA volunteers. Other partners include the Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia, The City of Columbia Community Development Organization, and the Richland County Community Development Organization.
Expliquez plus en détails les besoins et les offres indiqués ci-dessus ou proposez un type d'aide non mentionné dans la liste
As a newly established NPO, we have a framework for our initiative, but we need funding to grow. Investment in our mission is at the forefront of our goals, yet we don't want our investors to be simply a bank. We want them to get involved and share in how we change the community. We encourage anyone who wants to be a part of something special to volunteer or donate any resources or services.