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"it is ,people like <br />you and your <br />organization that <br />matte it so <br />possible for me <br />to stays living in <br />my home." <br />�. <br />comment. hi=de <br />from a <br />;-lousingResource <br />Center client -- <br />I-IousingResource CenterTM Success Stories... <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 />(;od i tas Answered -'Ay t't tyer.... <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 />- 1 7 - <br />