Neighborhood Housing Services Of Green Bay Inc

NEIGHBORWORKS GREEN BAY SOLVES HOUSING CHALLENGES AND BUILDS STRONGER COMMUNITIES.

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT:OBJECTIVES: NEIGHBORWORKS GREEN BAY ADDRESSES THE HOUSING NEEDS OF VERY LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AND SUPPORTS ITS CHARITABLE MISSION TO LOW INCOME POPULATIONS THROUGH THE OPERATION OF RENTAL HOUSING. THE ORGANIZATION OWNEDAND OPERATED 252 UNITS OF RENTAL HOUSING AT THE END OF 2021. MANY UNITS WERE RENOVATED USING FEDERAL GRANTS (INCLUDING HOME, CDBG, AND NSP) OR THROUGH THE LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT (92 OF THESE SUBSIDIZED UNITS HAVE ACTIVE RESTRICTIONS REQUIRING OCCUPANCY BY LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS). 151 UNITS ARE COVERED BY A HOUSINGCHOICE VOUCHER (SECTION 8) PROJECT-BASED CONTRACT FOR OCCUPANCY BY HOUSEHOLDS WITH INCOMES AT OR BELOW 50% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME (AMI).ACHIEVEMENTS: IN 2021 WE PLACED INTO SERVICE SEVEN (2) ADDITIONAL UNITS USING A MIX OF HOME FUNDS AND THEIR OWN FUNDS. THE ORGANIZATION INVESTED THESE FUNDS TO FULLY REHAB A TWO-UNIT DUPLEX THAT HAD BEEN DAMAGED BY FIRE. THE PROPERTY IS A TWO FLAT, THE REHAB WAS COMPLETED AND FULLY RENTED TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN 2021. THE PROPERTY IS REQUIRED TO BE RENTED TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES UNDER 80% OF AMI THROUGH 2036. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO INVESTED $120,000 OF THEIR OWN FUNDS BACK INTO THEIR OWNED RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTIES TO IMPROVE BUILDING SYSTEMS AND MAKE SIGNIFICANT INTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS TO RESIDENTIAL UNITS. THROUGHOUT THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WE WORKED WITH THE TENANTS WHO STRUGGLED TO PAY THEIR RENT AND STARTED OUR OWN RENTAL ASSISTANCE FUND FOR RESIDENTS OF OUR RENTALUNITS. DURING 2021, WE DISTRIBUTED $29,723 TO 54 HOUSEHOLDS (142 TOTAL RESIDENTS) TO HELP PAY THEIR RENT. VOLUNTEERS: TEN VOLUNTEERS FORM AN ASSET MANAGEMENT TEAM THAT EXAMINES THIS LINE OF BUSINESS AND DEVELOPS PLANS AND POLICIES. IN 2021, THESE VOLUNTEERS (DRAWN FROM AMONG NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS AND LOCAL BUSINESS PEOPLE PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 71 HOURS OF SERVICE.

COUNSELING & LENDINGOBJECTIVES: NEIGHBORWORKS GREEN BAY IS A HUD-CERTIFIED HOUSING COUNSELING AGENCY AND ADOPTER OF THE NATIONAL INDUSTRY STANDARDS FOR HOMEBUYER EDUCATION AND COUNSELING. WE PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE PRE- AND POST-PURCHASE EDUCATION AND COUNSELING, FORECLOSURE MITIGATION COUNSELING, HOME EQUITYCONVERSION MORTGAGE (HECM) COUNSELING, AND FINANCIAL CAPABILITIES TRAINING AND COUNSELING. WE ASSIST HOMEBUYERS BY PROVIDING NO-INTEREST, DEFERRED PAYMENT SECOND MORTGAGE LOANS.ACHIEVEMENTS: IN 2021, WE SERVED 589 CLIENTS WITH EDUCATION AND COUNSELING SERVICES. 328 PROSPECTIVE BUYERS COMPLETED OUR HOMEBUYER EDUCATION CLASSES EITHER AT ONE OF OUR 17 IN-PERSON CLASSES OR ONLINE. 261 CLIENTS RECEIVED ONE-ON-ONE PRE-PURCHASE COUNSELING. 99 CLIENTS PURCHASED HOMES. 77 CLIENTS RECEIVED POST-PURCHASE COUNSELING (FORECLOSURE AND HECM). ALSO, WE BEGAN ADMINISTRATING A HOME IMPROVEMENT LOAN PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME HOMEOWNERS IN THE CITY OF GREEN BAY TO COMPLETE NEEDED REPAIRS AND FUNDED 3 OF THESE LOANS. IN TOTAL, WE FACILITATED $10,388,193 OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT THROUGH OUR CLIENTS' PURCHASES OF HOMES.VOLUNTEERS: SEVEN VOLUNTEERS FORM A COUNSELING AND LENDING COMMITTEE THAT EXAMINES THIS LINE OF BUSINESS AND DEVELOPS PLANS AND POLICIES. IN 2021, THESE VOLUNTEERS (DRAWN FROM AMONG NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS AND LOCAL BUSINESS PEOPLE) PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 11 HOURS OF SERVICE.

REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT:OBJECTIVES: NEIGHBORWORKS GREEN BAY ACQUIRES AND RENOVATES OR BUILDS HOMES FOR OWNER-OCCUPANCY IN GREEN BAY. WE DE-CONVERT MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGS BACK TO SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND STIMULATE REINVESTMENT BY OTHERS WITH OUR NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. WE LOWER OVERALL NEIGHBORHOOD DENSITY, ELIMINATE BLIGHT, AND INCREASE ECONOMIC DIVERSITY. OUR PROJECTS COUNTER DECADES OF DISINVESTMENT AND EXTEND THE LIVES OF STRUCTURALLY SOUND HOMES. OUR WORK LOWERS ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS FOR RESIDENTS.ACHIEVEMENTS: NEIGHBORWORKS GREEN BAY SOLD FIVE ONE HOMES IN 2021. A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME WAS CONSTRUCTED AND SOLD TO OWNER OCCUPANTS USING FUNDING FROM THE ADOPT-A-HOMEPROGRAM AT 1064 SHAWANO AVENUE. IN 2021, THE ORGANIZATION BEGAN NEW CONSTRUCTION OF ANOTHER SINGLE FAMILY ADOPT-A-HOME PROJECT AND REHAB OF 2-UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING USING THEIR OWN FUNDING. BOTH PROJECTS ARE TO BE COMPLETED IN 2022. THE SINGLE FAMILY WILL BE SOLD TO OWNER-OCCUPANTS, WHILE THE 2-UNIT APARTMENT IS ALSO EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 2022 AND RENTED TO QUALIFIED RESIDENTS. IN 2021, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A TEN COUNTY CONSORTIUM, WE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE HOUSING QUALITY STANDARDS INSPECTIONS, HOME REPAIR SCOPE-WRITING, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT OVERSIGHT, AND ADDED LEAD TESTING, FOR AN OWNER OCCUPIED HOME REHABILITATION LOAN PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY BROWN COUNTY. THE PROGRAM INVESTED $812,636 IN HOME REPAIRS LOANS FOR QUALIFIED HOMEOWNERS IN 2021.VOLUNTEERS: IN ADDITION TO THE WORK OF THE ASSET MANAGEMENT TEAM (MENTIONED UNDER REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT ABOVE), A DESIGN REVIEW TEAM WORKS AS AN AD HOC COMMITTEE REVIEWING AND GUIDING PROJECT SCOPE, SPECIFICATIONS, AND SELECTION OF COLORS AND FINISHES. THESE VOLUNTEERS DONATED APPROXIMATELY 40 HOURS IN 2021.

COMMUNITY BUILDING AND ENGAGEMENT:OBJECTIVES: NEIGHBORWORKS WORKS TO DEVELOP AND ENHANCE NEW AND EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS THROUGHOUT NORTHEASTERN WISCONSIN THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERS PROGRAM BY ENGAGING NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS TO FOSTER SOCIAL REVITALIZATION IN NEIGHBORHOODS. ACTIVITIES ALSO INCLUDE COLLABORATING WITH AND PROVIDING ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO GREEN BAY NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP COUNCIL, LEADING COMMUNITY EVENTS AND VOLUNTEER DRIVEN ACTIVITIES SUCH AS GOOD NEIGHBOR WEEK, AND COLLABORATING WITH OTHER NONPROFIT ENTITIES ON RESIDENTLEADERSHIP, BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS AND LOCAL HOUSING NEEDS.ACHIEVEMENTS: NEIGHBORWORKS COORDINATED NEIGHBORWORKS WEEK AND GOOD NEIGHBOR WEEK IN 2021 WHICH COMPLETED HOME REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE TASKS FOR ELDERLY, DISABLED, OR LOW INCOME HOMEOWNERS. VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 689 HOURS TO THIS EFFORT IN 2021. NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERS SUPPORTED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS THROUGHOUT 2021 WITH THE FOLLOWING SUCCESSES: SEVERAL FRONT PORCH MUSIC FESTIVALS WERE HELD IN APPLETON AND MENASHA NEIGHBORHOODS, SEVERAL PUBLIC MEETINGS WERE HELD IN DENMARK REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTER, SEVERAL ASSOCIATIONS HELD RECURRING COURSES TO EDUCATE OLDER ADULTS ON THE USE OF COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES TO HELP WITH SOCIAL INTERACTION AND SUPPORT, AND MUCH MORE.