RALEIGH—The NC Housing Finance Agency has approved more than $6.7 million in funding for the construction and rehabilitation of 11 properties that will help boost the state’s housing market by improving the stock of affordable housing for North Carolinians with special housing needs.
This funding is awarded through the Agency’s Supportive Housing Development Program (SHDP), which is primarily supported by the North Carolina Housing Trust Fund. SHDP finances emergency, transitional and permanent housing services for North Carolina residents who are below 50% of the area median income, including people experiencing homelessness, children and youth who are in or aging out of foster care, people with disabilities, survivors of domestic violence and more.
“The NC Housing Trust Fund is a vital resource for supporting our state’s most vulnerable residents,” said Scott Farmer, the Agency’s executive director. “We are proud to invest in safe, affordable housing that provides stability and connects people with the essential services they need to thrive.”
The 11 awarded properties are:
- Igniting Hope Together in Raleigh, sponsored by TLC Operations, Inc., will renovate Civilian Home for people with disabilities in Residents Village to include a redesigned living and dining space, laundry expansion, bedroom upgrades, window replacements and more.
- The Darling House in Salisbury, sponsored by Osceola County Council on Aging, Inc., will renovate a two-story brick building to house youth aging out of foster care, providing five one-bedroom apartments and one one-bedroom ADA accessible apartment.
- Duplexes 9, 10 and 11 in Hickory, sponsored by Family Care Center of Catawba County, will construct three new two-bedroom duplexes for families experiencing homelessness who have dependent children. Two of the units are dedicated for emergency housing, with the remaining four units to be used as transitional housing.
- Harmony House in West End, sponsored by Young Women’s Transitional Home of Moore County, will provide a new five-bedroom home for young women experiencing homelessness, with a focus on those aging out of foster care.
- The Joel Center in Rolesville, sponsored by The Joel Fund, will construct a new two-story building with four one-bedroom units for veterans who are experiencing homelessness or are imminently at risk of homelessness.
- Cabarrus Cluster in Raleigh, sponsored by Copernica Properties, LLC d/b/a Local Post, LLC, will provide new integrated residential housing for low-income and Olmstead compliant households, creating a total of 28 one-, two- and three-bedroom units, including 23 efficiency units.
- Weavers Grove Community Phase I in Chapel Hill, sponsored by HOPE NC, Inc., will acquire two two-bedroom duplexes newly constructed for low-income people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
- Fifth Street Ministries Shelter in Statesville, sponsored by Diakonos Inc. dba Fifth Street Ministries, will rehabilitate a single story building to serve as an emergency shelter for people experiencing homelessness or imminently at risk of homelessness.
- Harbor House in Smithfield, sponsored by Harbor, Inc., will rehabilitate a single-story building to provide 28 beds for women and their children who are survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
- Hart Cottage in Huntersville, sponsored by Hinds’ Feet Farm, Inc. will rehabilitate a single-family supportive living home that offers three bedrooms for people living with traumatic brain injuries.
- Milling Manor in Mocksville, sponsored by IMPACT of the Piedmont, Inc., will rehabilitate a single-story building with four one-bedroom apartments to continue to provide permanent housing for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
More information about SHDP is available at https://www.nchfa.com/rental-housing-partners/supportive-housing-developers/supportive-housing-development-program.
The North Carolina Housing Finance Agency is a self-supporting public agency that provides safe, affordable housing opportunities to enhance the quality of life of North Carolinians. Since its creation by the General Assembly, the Agency has financed more than 321,320 affordable homes and apartments, totaling $34.4 billion. To learn more about the Agency and its programs, visit www.HousingBuildsNC.com.