Columbus Housing Partnership Inc

TO CREATE A CORNERSTONE OF DIGNITY, SECURITY AND OPPORTUNITY THROUGH QUALITY AFFORDABLE HOMES AND STRONG COMMUNITIES.

HOMEPORT HOME OWNERSHIP PROVIDES QUALITY, ENERGY EFFICIENT, AFFORDABLE, HOME OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TO HOUSEHOLDS OF VARYING INCOME AND FACILITATES NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION. HOMEPORT HOME OWNERSHIP UTILIZES SINGLE FAMILY HOME AND CONDOMINIUM DEVELOPMENT AS A MECHANISM TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS AND COUPLES IT WITH CONCERTED AND TARGETED EFFORTS TO FOSTER COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN ITS FOCUS AREAS. THESE EFFORTS COMBINED CREATE STABLE FAMILIES LIVING IN SUSTAINABLE, MIXED INCOME, VIBRANT COMMUNITIES. IN 2021, CONSTRUCTION WAS COMPLETED ON 5 HOMES AND 5 HOMES WERE SOLD. AS OF 12/31/21 HOMEPORT HOME OWNERSHIP HAD COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION ON 214 HOMES AND SOLD 214 HOMES.

HOUSING ADVISORY SERVICES PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO IMPROVE THEIR FINANCIAL LIVES AND PREPARE TO PURCHASE THEIR OWN HOMES. HOMEBUYER AND HOUSING COUNSELING PROGRAMS ALSO WORK TO ADDRESS THE UNDERLYING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC NEEDS FACING FAMILIES WITHIN CENTRAL OHIO NEIGHBORHOODS. HOMEPORT PROGRAMS HELP POTENTIAL HOMEOWNERS UNDERSTAND THAT PURCHASING A HOME COMES WITH MANY OBLIGATIONS. HOMEPORT TEACHES ITS CLIENTS HOW TO BE RESPONSIBLE HOMEOWNERS AND GOOD NEIGHBORS. HOMEPORT HOUSING ADVISORY SERVICES PROVIDED SERVICES INCLUDING PREPURCHASE EDUCATION AND COUNSELING, CREDIT AND BUDGET COUNSELING, FORECLOSURE PREVENTION, AND REVERSE MORTGAGE COUNSELING TO 1,249 NEW CLIENTS IN 2021. HOUSING ADVISORY SERVICES ALSO PROVIDES FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION AND COUNSELING TO RESIDENTS OF HOMEPORT COMMUNITIES TO ASSIST RESIDENTS WITH DEVELOPING THE SKILLS FOR FINANCIAL STABILITY, FINANCIAL SECURITY AND ASSIST WITH ASSET BUILDING.

HOMEPORT PROVIDES PROGRAMS THAT OFFER RESIDENTS SUPPORT AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP THEIR HOMES AND FAMILIES STABLE, SAFE, AND SECURE. HOMEPORT'S RESIDENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT PROVIDES:OUT OF SCHOOL PROGRAMMING: OFFERED AT 7 COMMUNITIES WITH A FOCUS ON SERVING CHILDREN AGES 5-13, PROVIDED 3-5 AFTERNOONS A WEEK (VARYING PER SITE) FOR HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE, COMPUTER LAB AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO ASSIST FAMILIES WITH WORKING PARENTS WHEN SCHOOL IS OUT INCLUDING 5 DAYS A WEEK ON-SITE PROGRAMMING AT THOSE SAME COMMUNITIES DURING THE SUMMER. ALL 7 AFTERSCHOOL SITES OPERATED IN PERSON DURING 2021.STUDENT FOOD PROGRAMS: OFFERED AT 7 SITES PROVIDES SUMMER BREAKFAST AND LUNCH TO SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN. TAKE HOME MEALS WERE PROVIDED AT OUR 7 LARGEST MULTIFAMILY SITES AND WAS OPEN TO ALL FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY.THE SERVICE COORDINATION TEAM OFFERS REFERRALS AND LINKAGES FOR ALL SITE RESIDENTS. DURING 2021, AS MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS CONTINUED TO FACE HARDSHIPS INITIALLY TRIGGERED BY THE PANDEMIC AND RESIDENT INCOME LOSS, SERVICE COORDINATORS FOCUSED ON SECURING RENTAL AND OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR 247 HOMEPORT FAMILIES.

OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES RELATED TO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND ASSET MANAGEMENT TO FURTHER THE MISSION STATEMENT OF HOMEPORT.