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HOU has led numerous strategic planning projects related to the implementation of comprehensive community and supportive service programs. On a consulting basis, we have developed HUD-approved Community and Supportive Services Workplans for six public housing communities in transition due to major redevelopment including: Allequippa Terrace in Pittsburgh, Southfield Village in Stamford, CT, Broadway Homes in Baltimore, MD, East Capitol Dwellings in Washington, DC, Rockwell Gardens in Chicago and Arthur Capper Carrollsburg in Washington DC.
We have also developed the community and supportive services portion of the successfully funded application for a HUD HOPE VI grant for Southfield Village in Stamford, CT and collaborated on HOPE VI applications in Yonkers, NY, Washington, DC and Chicago Heights, IL.
Grant Writing/ Fundraising
Over the past twenty years, HOU has had tremendous success raising funds to support subsidized housing communities from federal and local government as well as private sources. HOU staff has experience developing applications for a host of US HUD, DOJ and DOED grant programs including the New Approach Anti-Drug Program, Multifamily Housing Drug Elimination Program, Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency Program, the Welfare-to-Work Program, the Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinator Grant Program, the Computer Technology Center Program and the Drug-Free Communities Support Program. Examples of HOU's successful fundraising efforts include the following.
- Approximately $860,000 in successful applications under the Department of Education's FY'01, '02 Community Technology Center grant program
- Approximately $1.2 million in successful applications under the HUD FY '00, '01 New Approach and Multifamily Drug Elimination grant programs
- Approximately $500,000 in successful applications under the HUD ROSS program
- Assisted in raising $500,000 from government sources for Harbor Point, Dorchester, MA
- Over $600,000 from federal and local government sources as well as private foundations for Allequippa Terrace, Pittsburgh, PA
- Over $2.5 million from federal government sources for various developments in Lynn, MA
- Assisted in raising over $1 million from federal sources for various developments in North Carolina managed by the Westminster Company
- Over $1 million from government, corporate, and foundation sources for Southfield Village in Stamford, CT
- Over $28,000 in local funding for Mandela Homes in Roxbury, MA
- Approximately $150,000 in federal funds for Elm Haven Apts, New Haven, CT
Building the Capacity of Community-Based Organizations
Housing Opportunities Unlimited has a philosophical commitment to helping residents take an active part in the redevelopment of their communities. As part of its work on major redevelopment projects across the country, we have helped community-based organizations build their organizational capacity, raise funds, administer grants, and develop strategic plans for sustaining their resources. Below, please find a list of resident- and community-based organizations that we have assisted:
- The Terraces Community Management Association
Townes at the Terraces (Baltimore, MD) - Atlantic City Resident Consultative Group
Shore Park/Shore Terrace HOPE VI Project (Atlantic City) - East Capitol View Community Development Corporation
East Capitol HOPE VI Project (Washington, DC) - Elm Haven Residents Council
Elm Haven/Monterey Place HOPE VI Program (New Haven, CT) - Southfield Village Residents Council
Southfield Village/Southwood Square HOPE VI Program (Stamford, CT) - Allequippa Terrace Residents Council
Allequippa Terrace/Oak Hill HOPE VI Program (Pittsburgh, PA) - Hope Village, Inc./Broadway Homes Residents Council
Broadway Homes HOPE VI Program (Baltimore, MD) - Harbor Point Community Task Force
Harbor Point Apartments (Dorchester, MA) - Mandela Residents Cooperative Association
Mandela Homes (Roxbury, MA) - Kingsley Park Improvement Association & St. Stephen's AME Church
Kingsley Park Apartments (Baltimore County, MD) - Circle Terrace Residents Council
Circle Terrace Apartments (Baltimore County, MD) - Bay Ridge Residents Council
Bay Ridge Gardens Apartments (Annapolis, MD) - Beechfield Neighborhood Improvement Association
Beechfield Neighborhood (Southwest Baltimore, MD)
