CHN Housing Partners

It's National Homeownership Month! CHN's Libby Palackdharry recently spoke with Local 4 News about Detroit Housing Network's resources that help Detroiters stay in their homes and become homeowners. Read the story here: https://lnkd.in/ey-ZEDxp

Join us and run (or walk!) to support The Power of a Permanent Address™ on August 10. Register for the Believe in Home 5K before July 31 to save $5 on your registration fee! Use the code EARLY24. Register here: https://lnkd.in/dQczEqbD

Last week, we were thankful for Kevin Nowak (CEO of CHN Housing Partners and Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing Board Member) and his insights during a conversation with Dr. Gregg Colburn at the Housing Partnership Network meeting in Seattle. They discussed the shortage of affordable housing and its impact on homelessness. #HPNSeattle #AffordableHousing #Homelessness

“Race does not cause… homelessness. Racism causes homelessness,” noted professor Gregg Colburn, author of the book, “Homelessness is a Housing Problem” during HPN’s Opening Plenary at the 2024 biannual member meeting in Seattle. The professor stepped through his thesis that tight markets accentuate vulnerabilities. Using data, he illustrated how homelessness does not correlate with what most people (and media outlets) assume. Statistical analysis reveals that homelessness thrives amidst affluence, not poverty; warm climates are not to blame for being unhoused; drug use correlates and can be exacerbated by living on the streets, but is not a root cause; and so on. In fact, said Colburn, “there is not a place (in the U.S.) with low vacancy rates that does not have a homelessness problem… we know what interventions work, we’ve lacked scale: we must scale housing production of all types; there is no silver bullet.” Homelessness is a HOUSING problem. HPN President & CEO Robin Hughes facilitated a vibrant panel afterwards with the professor and Susan Boyd (CEO, Bellwether Housing), Rebecca Louie (President & CEO Wakeland Housing and Development Corporation, and Kevin Nowak (Executive Director, CHN Housing Partners) and questions from members in the audience. #HPNSeattle #HomelessnessIsAHousingProblem #Homelessness

2023 was a big year for CHN. From the opening of the Louise C. Stokes Scholar House to the hundreds of clients who completed homeownership preparation, CHN helped thousands of individuals and families achieve the Power of the Permanent Address™. Watch a short video of the impact report: https://lnkd.in/eJdZdZb4 Read the full impact report here: https://lnkd.in/eP6Wsfmm

It's almost that time of the year again! Run (or walk!) to support The Power of a Permanent Address™ on August 10. Register for the Believe in Home 5K before July 31 to save $5 on your registration fee! Use the code EARLY24. Register here: https://lnkd.in/dQczEqbD

Jason Headen, CHN's vice president of the Detroit Market, spoke with Model D Media about the need for affordable housing and the obstacles prospective homebuyers in Detroit may face on their journey to homeownership. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e8hWAVNP

Ready to join a team working for something bigger? Want to support mission-driven work? Join the CHN team! We are hiring for a variety of positions and are always adding additional opportunities to our website! Keep an eye on our website for more positions, including additional positions in our Single Family Preservation department. Visit https://lnkd.in/eFrRMu9m to apply and learn more.

The Power of a Permanent Address is what we do, and you can help. Partner with us at https://lnkd.in/gJMCm_s3.

Thank you to everyone who joined us on Wednesday for the Louise C. Stokes Scholar House ribbon cutting as well as the unveiling of an exhibit telling and honoring the life story of Louise C. Stokes. None of this would be possible without an incredible team of partners and funders. A huge thank you to the Stokes family for sharing their family's story with us, to our partners including Step Forward, Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority, Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland State University and United Way of Greater Cleveland. And many thanks to our funders, Ohio Housing Finance Agency, Enterprise Community Partners, Citizens Bank, federal funding secured by U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, City of Cleveland - City Hall, Cuyahoga County, William J. and Dorothy K. O'Neill Foundation, the Breuning Foundation, Dollar Bank, the RSM US Foundation and the Community West Foundation. And our sincere gratitude to the Western Reserve Historical Society (Cleveland) Society for digitizing photos of the Stokes family and to Lori Stokes for sharing photos from her personal collection. Learn more about the ribbon cutting event at https://lnkd.in/ey-Kt8nf.