Charlotte Regional Realtor Assoc Housing Opportunity Foundati

REALTORS CREATING HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, FUNDING AND LEADERSHIP.

REALTORS (R) CARE DAY IS AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT COORDINATED BY THE FOUNDATION WHERE APPROXIMATELY 400 REALTOR VOLUNTEERS WORKED TO PROVIDE CRITICAL HOME REPAIRS FOR 15 HOMES AND FACILITIES IN MECKLENBURG, IREDELL AND HAYWOOD COUNTIES ON APRIL 29TH, 2022. INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT WERE REPAIRS MADE TO THE FACILITIES OF THREE NON-PROFIT AGENCIES: HOPE HAVEN AND MCCREESH PLACE IN CHARLOTTE, NC AND CHILDREN'S HOPE ALLIANCE IN TROUTMAN, NC. IN ADDITION, TWO SEPARATE FOOD DRIVES WERE HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROJECT WITH ALMOST 8,000 LBS OF FOOD COLLECTED FOR AREA FOOD PANTRIES. IN SELECTING WORK SITES, THE FOUNDATION WORKS WITH LOCAL HOUSING PARTNERS AND LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES TO IDENTIFY ELIGIBLE HOMEOWNERS, WHO THEN GO THROUGH A DETAILED APPLICATION AND VERIFICATION PROCESS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION 13 YEARS AGO, THIS PROJECT HAS ASSISTED 300 FAMILIES AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE WORKFORCE HOUSING CERTIFICATE PROGRAM (WHCP) EDUCATES REALTORS TO WORK WITH FIRST-TIME BUYERS AND CLIENTS PURCHASING IN THE AFFORDABLE PRICE RANGE (UP TO 80% OF MEDIAN INCOME) AND HELPS THE PUBLIC MORE READILY IDENTIFY REALTORS WHO HAVE ACQUIRED THE EDUCATION AND SKILLS TO CONDUCT REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS IN THE WORKFORCE-HOUSING MARKET.

THE FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTED TO LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE PURPOSE IS ADDRESSING UNMET HOUSING NEEDS AND AFFORDABLE WORKFORCE HOUSING NEEDS IN THE GREATER CHARLOTTE AREA AND HAYWOOD COUNTY THROUGH ITS TWO GRANT PROGRAMS. 1) HABITAT SUPPORT PROGRAM ($21,000) 7 REGIONAL AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ORGANIZATIONS WERE GRANTED RESTRICTED PROGRAMMING SUPPORT TO CONTINUE THEIR WORK ON BEHALF OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 2) COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM ($60,000) 19 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WERE GRANTED RESTRICTED PROGRAMMING SUPPORT TO ADDRESS UNMET HOUSING NEEDS ACROSS A THREE-COUNTY SERVICE AREA (MECKLENBURG, IREDELL AND HAYWOOD). IN ADDITION TO THE GRANT FUNDING, THE FOUNDATION HONORS AN INDIVIDUAL, PROJECT OR ORGANIZATION THROUGH ITS ANNUAL HUMANITARIAN AWARD ($5,000); AS PART OF THAT HONOR, THE RECIPIENT IS ASKED TO DESIGNATE A NON-PROFIT TO RECEIVE A CONTRIBUTION ON THEIR BEHALF. IN 2022, THE ORGANIZATION CHOSEN AS THE RECIPIENT OF THE HUMANITARIAN AWARD WAS HEARTS & HANDS FOOD PANTRY IN HUNTERSVILLE, NC. IN 2019, THE FOUNDATION OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED THE YOUTH EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE AWARD (YES) TO HONOR EXTRAORDINARY YOUTH FOR THEIR CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY. AS A RESULT OF RECEIVING THE AWARD, THE RECIPIENT IS ABLE TO DESIGNATE A NON-PROFIT TO RECEIVE A $500 DONATION FROM THE FOUNDATION. IN 2022, THE CHOSEN RECIPIENT WAS BEEMER INC. THE AWARD WAS LEVERAGED AND HELPED TO RAISE $7,000 TO ASSIST CHILDREN SERVICED BY ATRIUM HEALTHCARE.

STRIDES FOR SHELTER 5K RUN / WALK IS PRESENTED BY THE CANOPY HOUSING FOUNDATION ANNUALLY AND IS DEDICATED TO MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE LOCAL HOMELESS COMMUNITY. THE RACE HAS GENERATED OVER $130,000 THAT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE COMMUNITY FOR HOMELESS INITIATIVES SINCE ITS INCEPTION. PROCEEDS OF $39,444.97 FROM THE 2022 STRIDES FOR SHELTER 5K RUN / WALK WERE DONATED TO THE CHARLOTTE RESCUE MISSION. THE CHARLOTTE RESCUE MISSION SERVES THOSE AT THE INTERSECTION OF HOMELESSNESS AND ADDICTION THROUGH HOUSING, COUNSELING, FITNESS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. RACE PROCEEDS WERE USED TOWARD NEEDED RENOVATIONS TO THEIR FACILITY.