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Annual Report
By: Terry Testolin - NHS Executive Director
In 2004, as
Neighborhood Housing Services of Richland County (NHS) began our third decade of
public service, RECORD production was again achieved by Team NHS, with a total
Community Reinvestment Impact of all lending and matching funds of $6.9 Million!
Highlights of our 2004 production included:
See www.nhsrcwi.org
ü A
surveyed 97% customer satisfaction rating.
ü 82
Household loans @$441,202 in direct lending by NHS.
ü Over
300 households served by all NHS programs, including 193 Low Income Persons.
ü A
record 71 New Homebuyers assisted with closed loans!
ü 56
Community Homebuyer Seminar graduates!
ü 21
Rehab Loans from all programs.
ü 26
special needs households, including persons with disabilities, victims of
predatory lending, and minority households served.
ü 3
new contractor homes were completed utilizing WHEDA and Neighborhood
Reinvestment (NR) Construction financing adding healthier, energy efficient
homes to the NHS new home subdivision east of Richland Center, in Sextonville.
ü The
Park Hotel Senior Citizen Apartments, “an exceptional place to call home”
were rented at 100% occupancy with a very successful OPEN HOUSE in October in
partnership with the Richland Chamber’s Center Color Fiesta Celebration.
ü NHS
of Richland County had a positive audit and we are in compliance with NR and the
State of Wisconsin Bureau of Housing (BOH) audit and program requirements.
NHS of Richland
County, “America’s First Rural NHS” was founded in 1983 and since that
time, well over $20 million has be reinvested in our neighborhoods through NHS
organized housing and community development programs which have helped the
people and the economy of the greater Richland County area.
Our production has increased dramatically since the early years and we
know we have helped at-least 1,000 households since NHS became operations 21
years ago as NR’s pioneer rural program!
NHS has become one of the larger non-profit new home builders in SW
Wisconsin, with 29 new homes completed at an appraised value of well over
$3 million and substantial property tax revenues generated from all NHS
programs and homes! Team NHS’s
Staff and Board continue to be dedicated to our “neighbors helping
neighbors” mission and the broad-based community partnership that provides the
foundation of our growing program success. Seasoned
partnerships with local government, businesses, professionals, residents, UW
Extension, USDA—Rural Development, BOH, WHEDA, NR, State Farm Insurance,
Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program, and many generous individual
contributors provides the basis for a strong, growing and proactive affordable
housing collaboration working in the public interest and the people of Richland
County and Southwest Wisconsin. We
are at your service.
Bequest Information
Neighborhood
Housing Services of Richland County, a registered 501-c-3 Charitable
Organization is now offering a flexible Bequest program to assist our community
service mission.
NHS is an award winning, community based, affordable housing and
community development program serving Richland County and Southwest Wisconsin,
offering donors an opportunity to reinvest in the community through a
range of affordable housing programs.
NHS
of Richland County was founded in 1983 and we encourage interested donors to
view our website for more history, achievements, impact and a description of
current programs at www.nhsrcwi.org
For more information on estate planning, the NHS Bequest Program and
other contributions please contact NHS Executive Director Terry Testolin at
608-647-4949 or email at nhsrcwi@mwt.net
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