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first-time home buyer at risk of homelessness

Imagine pouring your heart and soul into achieving a lifelong dream, only to have it ripped away by forces beyond your control. 

Several first-time home buyers in our community — individuals and families who have worked tirelessly to qualify for a downpayment assistance program — are now at risk of homelessness through no fault of their own. 

 

Because of the high demand for affordable housing in our community, Forsyth County exceeded the 2024 down payment assistance fund allotment from the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency (NCHFA). 

 

This news came after qualifying home buyers had been vetted, met rigid standards for the program, and put offers on modest homes with the promise of downpayment assistance. The sudden reversal is devastating. Four of these buyers now face heartbreaking hurdles. Without the gap funding they were promised, these buyers lack the funds to close and now face possible homelessness this winter.

 

We need your help! Please consider a gift to bridge the gap and help these families achieve their dream of home ownership. 100% of your donation will help bring four qualifying families one step closer to the stability and security they need. 

Jacqueline writing a Bible verse on her home as it's being built

The First-Time Homebuyer Affordable Homeownership Opportunity Program through Forsyth County made me believe that homeownership was within reach.

 

This journey has been deeply emotional for me. I have documented each phase of my home's construction and even inscribed scripture versus on the frame because I believed this was my forever home.

– Jacqueline Kellum, aspiring homeowner

Please join us in making homeownership possible for deserving neighbors like Jacqueline.

Every contribution brings them one step closer to home.

 

To donate, click on the button below or email Laurie Ingram, our Executive Director.

You can also mail a check to:

2585 West Clemmonsville Rd., Suite 102

Winston Salem, NC 27127

Please hurry! These families have very limited time!

Thank you for your generosity and belief in the power of community.

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