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Lowcountry
Housing and Economic Development
Foundation
"Homes;
Where jobs go to spend the night"
Fall, 2010 - Vol 1, Issue 1
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| LHEDF Website |
For more information about our
Foundation, please click below: LHEDF,
Inc.
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| LHEDF Board Members |
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Evelyn DeLaine Hart, Chairperson
Zephyr Chmura
Rosetta
Givens-Mitchell
Jermaine Husser
Ada Kelly
Robert Marion
Lee
Rodly Millet
William Dudley
Gregorie
Georgia
Kelly
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| Dear Julie Britt, |
Welcome
to our first edition of "The Bridge," the official
newsletter of the Lowcountry Housing and Economic
Development Foundation.
Founded
in 1994, the 'Foundation' has the daunting mission of
helping the people of the lowcountry to improve their
lot in life through economic development, home
ownership, owner occupied home rehabilitation, job
preparation and any other means available to
us. And, in these tough economic
times we try and assist our families by any means
available; federal and state grants, local programs,
educational assists or entrepreneurial
efforts.
We
welcome you to become a regular reader of the
bridge. We promise to make every
effort to keep you up to date on our activities and
those of others whose programs seek the same goals as
ours.
If
you have an interest in helping us, feel free to contact
me and volunteer.
Sincerely,
Montez
C. Martin, Jr.
President,
LHEDF |
| Our Mission |
The
Lowcountry Housing and Economic Development Foundation
was founded in 1997 as the Charleston County Housing
Foundation under the leadership of a 9 member board of
directors. The organization is a SC Dept. of Commerce
certified Community Development Corporation (CDC),
Community Designated Housing Organization (CHDO), and
501 (c) 3 tax-exempt organization. It is the mission of
the Foundation to "provide
housing and economic development opportunities for the
low to moderate-income families of Coastal South
Carolina."
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| Financial Literacy /
Homeownership |
 LHEDF, Inc. Financial Literacy Program
consist of ten sessions that address the following:
Money Management, Understanding Your Credit Score, Building a
Better Credit Record, Guide to Mortgage Resources, Homebuyer
Checklist, Choosing a Realtor, and Property Selection. The aim
of these sessions are to
(1) Enable consumers
to make better-informed choices in the financial marketplace
(2) Provide working knowledge of financial products and
financial planning (3) Enable individuals to correct and learn
from previous financial mistakes and (4) prepare individuals
for what is often the largest single investment in a
lifetime.
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| Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) |
Over
the last three years LHEDF, Inc., through a number of
grants, has been able to assist 55 families with rent/mortgage
and/or utilities assistance. The demand for this assistance
continues to far exceed the available resources.
However, the Foundation has recently received $6,000 from
Charleston County to continue this much needed
service.
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| Housing
Rehabilitation |
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| This is the kind of work LHEDF is doing.
This is a photo of a roof replacement in Hollywood, SC
| LHEDF, Inc. was
awarded $234,000 to assist in the preservation of the existing
housing stock in rural communities by eliminating
existing or potential code violations and
safety. These funds are being used to repair/
replace windows, roofs, HVACs, security lights and improperly
functioning indoor
facilities.
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| ...before picture of the damaged sheathing
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