3HC, BHC’s junior board is spearheading a design competition for the Jefferson Avenue pocket park located adjacent to BHC’s Jefferson Mews community on Jefferson Avenue in Church Hill. Submit your design for beautification of this prominent green space, and you may win a $500 prize. All submissions will be considered by a local panel of
Amazing Raise Happy Hour September 18th
Amazing Raise Happy Hour, Thursday September 18th, 4-7 p.m. Location: Mosaic Catering & Events, 3001 Cutshaw Avenue More Info: Click here Join 3HC, BHC’s junior board at our Happy Hour from 4-7 p.m. and donate to BHC during the Amazing Raise. All donors of at least $50 will be eligible to win one of many
BHC Leverages $3.2 Million from the Greater Richmond Community to Build Homes for Lower-Income Working Families
The Better Housing Coalition (BHC) has raised more than $2 million in matching funds to complete a $1 million, two-for-one challenge grant awarded the organization by The Cabell Foundation in November 2012. BHC was given until June 30th to raise $2 million in public and private donations, which triggered an additional $1 million gift from
Renovation Lending & Historic Tax Credit Workshop
Title: Renovation Lending & Historic Tax Credit Workshop Location: Storefront for Community Design, 205 E. Broad St. To Register: Click here Description: Better Housing Coalition’s Center for Neighborhood Revitalization is teaming up with Prospect Mortgage to sponsor a FREE Renovation Lending and Historic Tax Credits Workshop that will give you all of the financial tools
Preserving Affordable Housing for Generations to Come
In 2012, Cassandra Brown and her daughter, Rankeisha, moved into an apartment in BHC’s Jefferson Mews community in North Church Hill. “Just when we felt like we had finally put everything away, we had to pack up and temporarily relocate,” Brown said, referring to BHC’s major undertaking to preserve and update 56 apartments in North
“Age Wave” Planning Focuses on Senior Housing, Services
According to this article in Richmond Magazine, the number of people aged 65 and older in the Richmond region will more than double by 2030, an increase of 144% over 2010. If the predictions are accurate, senior citizens will outnumber school-age children in 16 years. Not surprisingly, studies by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Non-Violence Program Expanding to Lincoln Mews Community
More young residents of Better Housing Coalition communities will have access to the popular “64 Days of Non-Violence” program as it expands to BHC’s Lincoln Mews community in North Richmond this year. BHC’s community social work team implemented the behavior-reinforcement program six years ago at its Winchester Greens community. Modeled after the national “A Season
BHC Receives $500,000 Grant for Petersburg Development
The Cameron Foundation has awarded the Better Housing Coalition (BHC) $500,000 to help underwrite Phase II of BHC’s revitalization efforts in the Halifax neighborhood of Petersburg, VA. During Phase I, BHC built Claiborne Square seniors apartments with 47 units for lower-income seniors age 55 and older. The Cameron Foundation was also an instrumental funding partner
Regina Chaney and Todd Waldo Join BHC Board
Richmond, Va. (January 9, 2014)—The Board of Directors of the Better Housing Coalition (BHC) elected Regina Chaney and Todd Waldo to its membership, effective immediately. Chaney is a senior housing education specialist in the Center for Housing Education at Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) of Virginia. Waldo is enterprise engineering manager at Royall & Company.
Beckstoffer’s Mill Lofts Receives Housing Award
BHC’s Beckstoffer’s Mill Loft Apartments received the 2013 Virginia Housing Award for “Best in Housing Preservation/Revitalization” on November 21 at the Governor’s Housing Conference in Norfolk . Greta Harris, president and CEO of BHC, accepted the award. In the photo at left, Senior Economic Advisor Bob Sledd addresses the conference, flanked by Bill Shelton, Director of