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AHEAD and Local Habitat Chapters Partnering for Homeownership

Jan 25, 2012 - AHEAD and Habitat for Humanity share a common goal of assisting resource limited families to achieve and retain affordable homeownership.  AHEAD has partnered with Pemi-Valley Habitat for Humanity since 2007 and together have assisted 5 new homeowners throughout the Plymouth area.  In the past three years, Ammonoosuc Region Habitat for Humanity and AHEAD have created three new homeowners in the Littleton area. 

The partnership between the two organizations is a logical fit; Habitat recruits applicants and builds the home while AHEAD provides education and counseling for the new homeowner before and after the project is completed.  Both Habitat chapters require everyone who wishes to apply and be considered for the home to attend AHEAD’s homebuyer workshop and meet individually with AHEAD staff to review their current financial situation and credit report.

Habitat for Humanity builds simple, decent homes at low cost through donations of materials and volunteer labor.  Homes are kept simple to ensure the cost of the home is affordable to low income families and to ensure that future homes can be built.  Families are chosen based on need, ability to pay and willingness to partner with Habitat.  Homes are sold to homeowners at cost with a 0% interest mortgage which saves the homeowner thousands of dollars over the life of the mortgage. Mortgage payments are then used to help fund the building of future homes.

Pemi-Valley Habitat for Humanity serves Plymouth and the surrounding towns of Ashland, Bridgewater, Bristol, Campton, Dorchester, Groton, Hebron, Holderness, New Hampton, Plymouth, Rumney, Thornton, Warren, and Wentworth.  In the coming months they will be choosing four families for homes that will be constructed in Bristol over the next few years.  Informational meetings will be held on Friday, January 27^that the Bristol Baptist Church beginning at 6:00 p.m. and Friday, February 3^rdat Whole Village in Plymouth, also beginning at 6:00 p.m.  For more information, contact Brian McCarthy at 536-1333 or visit  http://www.pemivalleyhabitat.org/.

 Habitat for Humanity Amonoosuc Region serves Littleton and the surrounding towns of Dalton, Lancaster, Jefferson, Whitefield, Carroll, Bethlehem, Franconia, Sugar Hill, Lisbon, Lyman and Monroe.  Their next home will be constructed in Lancaster and information meetings for interested applicants are being held Monday, February 13^that Passumpsic Bank in Lancaster beginning at 6:30 p.m. and on Wednesday, February 22^ndat AHEAD’s training center in Littleton also beginning at 6:30 p.m.  For more information call 616-2515.

  AHEAD Making Good Progress with Renovations on 89 Units of Senior Housing

The major renovations and energy improvements at the McKee Inn in Lancaster and at the Opera Block in Woodsville, financed in part by four local lenders, has been in full swing since August, with the Lisbon Inn renovations just getting underway as of last week.  This project is the first of it's kind in the country, as all of the residents at these three locations are being temporarily relocated while their apartment is given a complete face-lift during a two-week period.  AHEAD pays for all of their relocation/moving expenses. No other affordable housing developer in the nation has attempted to renovate units while the building is occupied by its tenant's.  This project celebrated a milestone recently as the relocations of the first floor tenants at McKee Inn and at the Opera Block are complete. Each of these projects utilized $500,000 of CDBG grant funding as well as grant funding from NeighborWorks America,   Contact Heather Porter at AHEAD if you're interested in touring one of these project sites.

 

Littleton Town and Country Family Housing

PHASE II OF CONSTRUCTION HAS BEGUN!

Littleton, NH - AHEAD's much anticipated second phase of construction to add an additional 25 units of townhouse-style apartments for working families in Littleton is officially underway.   Developers broke ground on October 12th and construction will continue all throughout winter in hopes of completing all units by June 1st of 2012.  This phase will include an additional 6 units on Cottage St, and additional 16 units at Country Lane, and  the rehabilitation of 3 existing apartments on Ely St.  Next summer it looks as though there will be many brand-new apartments available so please spread the word!  Click here for a Town and Country Family Housing Brochure.

 

	an additional 8 units will be added to this site located at 123 Cottage St. in Littleton.
	an additional 16 units will be constructed at Country Lane (off of Mann's Hill Rd.)