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°~ '-- <br />~ ~ aA- ' ~ .,'` . a <br />.. <br />-- ; .,~ <br />~ ... ..Y.. _ ."" <br />HousingResour'ce CenterTM Success Stories... <br />"Jt is people Jike <br />yQU ar~d your <br />organizatian that <br />make it so <br />passible for r»e <br />~to stay Jiving in <br />my hotrxe. " <br />A cornrnent made <br />from a <br />HousingResourz:e <br />~i@nt8f Cl%er)l" <br />GMHC .has found that individual attention to each homeowner is very important and <br />critical for understanding the program requirements and having a successful experience <br />when making investments in their properties. In addition, we have found that without our <br />services people are not willing or likely to take on projects to continue the upkeep of their <br />properties. Examples include: Aging. homeowners living in a two story home with -only, <br />one bathroom located on the second floor. They want to stay in their home but due to <br />health issues they need a bath on the first floor. The center provides the needed help with <br />the planning, financing, and construction process. Or a new family enjoys living in their <br />present neighborhood because they are close. to good schools, have access to public <br />transportation and they love their location. Their family is expanding and rather than <br />move to another home, they want to add another bedroom. Again we can provide the <br />needed-help in the construction of the addition. <br />GMHC will- assist the very low-income individuals and families with emergency repairs <br />problems. 'For example, an individual needing a plumber or an elderly individual needing <br />help with sewer line repairs. We were able to refer them to the appropriate services to <br />solve their .emergency problems. GMHC has .also- set aside "last resort" funds as grants to <br />assist homeowners repair life and safety issues even though they have no funds. <br />Following are some stories regarding the high quality services GMHC provides: <br />C©d Has Answered .M~y Pr~,ye.r....... <br />A woman came into the HousingResource CenterTM in July holding a copy of our brochure, saying "I <br />know God has answered my prayer." We asked her how we could help. She said the fall before she <br />purchased a foreclosed. VA home and also received a $50,000 rehab loan at the same time. She had <br />hired contractors to do the work but they didn't complete the' job, had disappeared and all the money <br />was spent: She said she had six kids and had lived through the winter without heat and no walls in her <br />bathroom, only the studs. She had heated the house with a space heater oven & clothes dryer. They all <br />slept in the same room to keep warm. <br />We inspected the house and found they had taken out the furnace and had not replaced it, as well as <br />left a lot of unfinished work. She was also out of money at this point and couldn't afford to fix the rest <br />of the house. Our staff assisted her & her family by finding a new furnace that we were able to get <br />donated, some of our contractors agreed to finish the bathroom walls, and through an energy assistance <br />program were able to have her windows replaced. This was a free service we provided through the <br />HousingResource CenterTM. <br />• <br />