HOMES OF HOPE INC
Build. Develop. Connect
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Homes of Hope began in 1998 when we discovered a need for safe, affordable and energy-efficient housing options for those in our community earning a low-to-moderate income. The gap between minimum wage and fair market rent has escalated through the years, and that need has only intensified. We provide market-value rentals at a below-market rate, offering families an opportunity to escape survival mode, catch their breath and make steps towards economic mobility. Our Men’s Workforce Development program is a voluntary, one-year residential program where men overcoming addictions can pursue revolutionary change through biblical-based discipleship, life skills and construction-related job training. We ensure that each man in our program is fully equipped upon graduation.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Affordable Housing
Our goal is to provide safe, affordable, and energy-efficient housing for low-to-moderate income families or individuals. Families and individuals without a safe place to call home lack an essential element that must exist. Through our four housing strategies, we aim to meet the housing needs of South Carolina families.
Four Housing Strategies:
Affordable Rental Housing
Home Ownership
LoCAL Housing
Housing Solution for Homeless Service Providers
Workforce Development
Our Men’s Development program is a voluntary one-year residential job training and mentoring program for men overcoming drug and alcohol addictions. Through biblical based discipleship, life skills training, and construction-related job training, men receive the ingredients necessary to start a new life.
It is the goal that each man graduates with the Four Pillars of Success:
1) Education Improvement
2) Affordable and reliable transportation
3) Marketability and employment
4) Affordable Housing
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of houses built
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Affordable Housing
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
When our organization began, we rehabilitated mobile homes and moved into new development of single family homes in 2001. This number includes both.
Number of program graduates
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Men and boys, Homeless people, Substance abusers
Related Program
Workforce Development
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of children and youth who have received access to stable housing
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Infants and toddlers, Children and youth
Related Program
Affordable Housing
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
We strive for generational change and know that safe, stable, affordable housing has been linked to positive outcomes for children.
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Homes of Hope rebuilds communities and individual lives through housing, economic development, and job training. We aim to see our housing clients operating on the 3 B's of financial wellness (budgeting, banking, and building savings) and to see the graduates of our Men's Development program equipped with better education, affordable and reliable transportation, affordable and energy-efficient housing, and stable employment. Our goals revolve around facilitating true life change in our clients' lives so our positive impacts are long-term and sustainable.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We use four main strategies in developing affordable housing:
1) Affordable Rental Housing: affordable and energy efficient rental housing allows families time to breathe and escape survival mode.
2) Home Ownership: some families are over-income for other housing programs, but still can't afford market-rate homeownership. We fill that gap.
3) LoCAL Housing: families living at poverty-level have very few good housing options; our LoCAL housing program provides them with Long-term, Compact, Affordable, and LEED-standard homes.
4) Housing Solution for Homeless Service Providers: families transitioning from homeless services programs need a permanent housing solution and we partner with local organizations to help make home happen for people experiencing homelessness.
We aim to see men graduate our program with the following Four Pillars:
1) Affordable Housing
2) Education Improvement
3) Marketability & Living Wage Employment
4) Affordable and Reliable Transportation
We use partnerships with local colleges and employers to provide job and life skills to the men in our program and ensure these four pillars are met when they graduate.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
In our 23 years of operation, we have developed strong partnerships and best practices for accomplishing our goals. Through our collaborations with other service providers in the Upstate, we are able to provide wrap-around services to our clients and identify vulnerable families who qualify for our programs. Our partnerships with the local technical college and electrical firms in the area have guaranteed employment above the self-sustaining wage for all our graduates of the Men's Development program in the last two years.
Homes of Hope also maintains a strong culture of constant improvement and learning, sending staff members to conferences and classes so we can better serve our clients and run an efficient and responsible program that meets our goals.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
So far, we have developed 643 units of affordable rental housing in Upstate South Carolina and graduated 321 men from our Men's Development Program.
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HOMES OF HOPE INC
Board of directorsas of 02/22/2022
Tim Justice
Rescom Construction
Annah Toates
Bell Carrington & Price, LLC
Tim W. Revis
Total Quality Home Builders
Mario Brown
Affordable Upstate
James Jordon
JCC General Contractors
Travis Wharton
United Way of Greenville, SC
Jeremiah Dew
Dew Productions
Abbey Moore Keith
TOWN Magazine
Connie Williamson
RN- Retired
Chanise Mangle
SC Governor's School for the Arts & Humanities
William DeKay
Retired Telecom Industry Entrepreneur
Shirley Gambrell
Neighborhood Representative
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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