HERITAGE HOUSING PARTNERS CORPORATION

The goal of our organization is to ensure that there is an adequate supply of quality affordable accessible housing in our community

We do this by properly maintaining and when necessary rehabilitating the properties that we own to ensure that they are meeting the needs of the populations we serve. We also do this through partnerships with other nonprofit owners of affordable housing by providing them with quality property management services. We advocate for more affordable housing in our community and on issues that would be of benefit to the residents we serve.

The Executive Director. who has an MPA, has been with the organization for more than 14 years, has over 30 years of experience in the housing industry. The ED participates on numerous local boards and committees and testifies before County Council and at the State. The staff, while small is also highly experienced, educated and well trained ranging from holding a Master Degree in Real Estate to a Master Plumber The board of directors is made up of numerous experts in the fields of development, housing and property management and real estate.

The organization from the last three year plan accomplished the following

Changed our mission and vision statement
Reorganized our committee structure
Updated several policies including investment and financial
Changed our name
Re-branded the organization around the new name
Became a 501 c 3 (prior we were a 501 c 4)
Moved to a new location after 20 years in a prior office complex
Applied for and was awarded our first LIHTC project to rehab our 50 unit senior property that was built in 1979. This four million dollar project was completed in December 2018
The organization had a year long celebration of providing 50 years of affordable housing in Howard County with three events. One of the events, the Heritage Housing Legacy Award, will become our signature event. The event was skipped in 2020 and 2021 but was a big success in the spring of 2022
We secured additional work by partnering with another non profit in the community to provide property management services for 148 scattered site units
We partnered with the County to purchase units and make them affordable to renters

In 2020 and 2021 We did our best to keep staff and residents safe during the pandemic
We added the management of two units in a historical property
Expanded services in to Baltimore City by signing a contract to mange 6 independent living properties with 24 units

Next we hope to:
Begin working on our next development project
Work on the Standards of Excellence
Continue to look for non profit owners in need of property management companies
Look for opportunities to partner with other area nonprofits
Look for funding sources
Learn more about fund raising