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| 2009 HOPE AWARDS WINNERS |
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| Robin Benson |
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Finance Award: Illinois Assistive Technology Program, Springfield, Ill.
IATP is a non-profit organization dedicated to enabling people with disabilities to fully participate in all aspects of life. The organization also oversees the Homeownership Coalition for People with Disabilities, which since 2002 has helped more than 300 people with disabilities and their families statewide achieve greater levels of independence through homeownership. The group is committed to assisting all people, regardless of their disability, in purchasing and maintaining their own home through comprehensive pre- and post-purchase support, allowing them to live in the community as independently as possible. |
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| Hyepin Im |
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Homeownership Education Award: Korean Churches for Community Development, Los Angeles.
KCCD was founded in 2001 as a nonprofit faith-based organization that serves as a bridge between the Asian American community and the greater community. The goal is to increase access to resources and funds to assist low income individuals, strengthen nonprofits and revitalize area neighborhoods. The organization does this by helping remove cultural, linguistic, and economic barriers through education, economic development programs and strategic public and private partnerships. KCCD has provided homebuyer education and counseling to more than 5,000 individuals and is helping to sustain homeownership in the L.A. area and other parts of the country through foreclosure prevention and loss mitigation counseling. Since 2007, KCCD has helped over 1,700 homeowners in distress. |
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Leadership Award: Chris McCarthy, Nashville Area Habitat for Humanity, Nashville, Tenn.
Chris retired in 2000 from a career in business, only to come out of retirement a few years later to take over as CEO of the NAHFH. Under Chris’s leadership, NAHFH has grown tremendously in recent years –from building 10 to 15 homes each year to upwards of 60 homes locally and globally. NAHFH has been recognized in the top one percent of the nation’s Habitat affiliates and received the EPA’s Energy Star Partner of the Year Award, the first Habitat affiliate to receive this award. In 2007, Chris led the development of one of the largest all-Habitat neighborhoods in the U.S.; the 43-acre community has 138 homes as well as play lots, walking trails and picnic facilities. Chris is now leading the construction of two more communities, with a potential of 500 more homes. |
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| Robert Calvillo |
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Project of the Year Award: Affordable Homes of South Texas Inc., McAllen, Texas.
AHSTI is a non-profit housing initiative that provides education and homeownership opportunities to low income residents in South Texas. AHSTI acts as land developer, general contractor and a full-service mortgage provider. Since 1976 the organization has placed more than 2,800 families into homes, nearly 40 percent of those were single parent families. With a loan portfolio of over $36 million and a total past due delinquency rate of less than 5% and annual new home production of 100 homes per year, AHSTI is the largest non-profit housing producer in South Texas. |
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| Peter Skillern |
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Media Award: Community Reinvestment Association of North Carolina, Durham, N.C.
CRA-NC created Nuestro Barrio, a Spanish-language mini-series about Hispanic life in the U.S. While Nuestro Barrio’s objective is to educate viewers, the telenovela, or soap opera format, helps engage and entertain viewers on a variety of issues including homeownership, finances and banking, and health and wellness. The program has been broadcast to more than 25 million households and 60,000 DVDs of the program have been distributed through high schools, financial institutions, and nonprofit partners. |
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| 2007 HOPE AWARDS WINNERS |
Finance Award: Colorado Housing Assistance Corporation, Denver.
Education Award: Umatilla Reservation Housing Authority, Pendleton, Ore.
Application
Leadership Award: Chickie Grayson, Enterprise Homes Inc., Baltimore.
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Project of the Year Award: Monsignor William Linder, New Community Corp., Newark, N.J.
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Public Policy Award: Father Vien The Nguyen, Mary Queen of Vietnam Church, New Orleans.
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Real Estate Brokerage Award: Berenice Gomez, Harvest Home Mortgage, Melville, N.Y.
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| 2005 HOPE AWARDS WINNERS |
Finance Award: Partnership for Homeownership Foundation of Springfield, Ill.
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Education Award: Little Haiti Housing Association Inc., Miami.
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Leadership Award: Antonio Matarranz, Avangard Real Estate Services, Dallas.
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Media Award: HOMEWORDS Program, The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles.
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Project of the Year Award: Coachella Valley Housing Coalition, Indio, Calif.
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Real Estate Brokerage Award: Allen Chiang of Presidential Real Estate Inc., Rowland, Calif.
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| 2003 HOPE AWARDS WINNERS |
Finance Award: Mission of Peace Housing Counseling Agency of Flint, Mich.
Education Award: Pratt Area Community Council of Brooklyn, N.Y.
Leadership Award: Reverend James Dickerson of Manna Inc. of Washington, D.C.
Project of the Year Award: Suffolk Homes by Asian Americans for Equality of New York.
Public Policy Award: National Fair Housing Alliance of Washington, D.C.
Real Estate Brokerage Award: Emily Moerdomo Fu of RE/MAX Greater Atlanta International, Atlanta.
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| 2001 HOPE AWARDS WINNERS |
Finance Award: Self-Help Credit Union, Durham, N.C.
Education Award: Home Loan Counseling Center, Sacramento, Calif.
Leadership Award: Vincent Quayle, Ambrose Housing Aid Center, Baltimore.
Media Award: Ark Communication, Milbrae, Calif.
Project of the Year Award: Northeast Florida Builders Association, Jacksonville, Fla.
Public Policy Award: Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS®, Lutherville, Md.
Real Estate Brokerage Award: California Capital Co., Ontario, Calif.
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