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==Block by Block==
==Block by Block==
One of AHIP's offerings is the Block by Block program which provides for loans for rehabilitation of existing structures that are forgiven unless the homeowner sells the house during the term of the loan. <ref>{{cite web|title=City Council Agenda for June 19, 2017|url=http://www.charlottesville.org/home/showdocument?id=53267|author=|work=Government publication|pageno=17|publisher=City of Charlottesville|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=June 17, 2017}}</ref>
One of AHIP's offerings is the Block by Block program which provides for loans for rehabilitation of existing structures that are forgiven unless the homeowner sells the house during the term of the loan. <ref>{{cite web|title=City Council Agenda for June 19, 2017|url=http://www.charlottesville.org/home/showdocument?id=53267|author=|work=Government publication|pageno=17|publisher=City of Charlottesville|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=June 17, 2017}}</ref>


==Community Housing==
==Community Housing==
*[[Park's Edge Apartments]]
*[[Park's Edge Apartments]]
*[[Treesdale Park]]
*[[Treesdale Park]]
*[[Albarene]]


==Board of Directors<ref>"AHIP | About AHIP | Board." Albemarle Housing Improvement Program. Web. 08 Apr. 2010. <http://www.ahipva.org/html/getinvolved/about/board.htm>.</ref>==
==Board of Directors<ref>"AHIP | About AHIP | Board." Albemarle Housing Improvement Program. Web. 08 Apr. 2010. <http://www.ahipva.org/html/getinvolved/about/board.htm>.</ref>==

Revision as of 16:14, 14 July 2019

The Albemarle Housing Improvement Program (AHIP) was founded in 1976 to assist low-income Albemarle County residents obtain safe and secure housing. As of, the program has over 400 families on its waiting list. [1]

History of the organization

When Hurricane Camille struck central Virginia in 1969, volunteers helped rehabilitate thousands of homes damaged by high winds. During this time, they became aware of substandard conditions. Eventually the group incorporated to continue the mission of increasing the availability of affordable and safe homes[2].

Block by Block

One of AHIP's offerings is the Block by Block program which provides for loans for rehabilitation of existing structures that are forgiven unless the homeowner sells the house during the term of the loan. [3]


Community Housing

Board of Directors[4]

Staff

Funding

In December 2010, the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation awarded AHIP 10,000 for the Emergency Home Repair Program[5].

External links

Albemarle Housing Improvement Program website

References

  1. Web. AHIP Goes Block By Block Changing Lives in C'Ville, Charlottesville Newsplex, August 26, 2013, retrieved August 28, 2013.
  2. "AHIP | About AHIP." Albemarle Housing Improvement Program. Web. 29 June 2010. <http://www.ahipva.org/html/getinvolved/about/about.htm>.
  3. Web. City Council Agenda for June 19, 2017, Government publication, City of Charlottesville, retrieved June 17, 2017.
  4. "AHIP | About AHIP | Board." Albemarle Housing Improvement Program. Web. 08 Apr. 2010. <http://www.ahipva.org/html/getinvolved/about/board.htm>.
  5. Web. More than $500,000 in grants awarded, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, December 15, 2010, retrieved December 15, 2010.