Amid these stories of personal achievement and public service, Home HeadQuarters, a Syracuse-based nonprofit housing organization, is making waves with its innovative approach to financing home mortgages for minority and moderate-income borrowers.
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Read MoreJones-Rower, 47, is active on several government and nonprofit boards, including the Greater Syracuse Land Bank Citizens Advisory Board, Syracuse Landmark Preservation Board, Onondaga Earth Corps, Tomorrow’s Neighborhoods Today, Housing Visions and Home HeadQuarters.
Read MoreIn an attempt to save the Gillett House and the former Trinity Episcopal Church and its parish house, a neighborhood resident group called Strathmore Community Development purchased the properties for a combined $185,000 in 2018. A year later, it secured a $200,000 loan from Home HeadQuarters.
Read MoreCounty Executive Ryan McMahon, on Tuesday, announced the county would direct more of its own dollars to replace windows and doors in Syracuse homes found to have heavy lead paint.
Read MoreOther partners in Syracuse’s urban forestry efforts include SUNY ESF, the Gifford Foundation, Syracuse Land Bank and Home Headquarters. Through its Neighborhood and Business Development Department, the city will work those groups on neighborhood beautification projects and efforts to make tree planting a part of affordable housing initiatives.
Read MoreIn partnership with Home HeadQuarters, Hampson hopes to connect with longtime homeowners already working to revitalize neighborhoods and support the Greater Syracuse Land Bank, which owns his childhood home and other properties available for redevelopment. While he resists the temptation to make isolated, piecemeal contributions, Hampson plans to combine various elements to create a sustainable impact.
Read MoreHampson gave $25,000 to Home HeadQuarters for Friday’s annual volunteer block blitz – a massive, one-day makeover of a neighborhood on the city’s South Side. He announced another $50,000 for the non-profit to use for more projects.
Read MoreArtist and painter, Pat Condon (@pat_the_painter on Instagram), along with a volunteer team from Syracuse University’s School of Visual and Performing Arts (one of three SU teams), will paint a sidewalk mural along a quarter mile of the Creek Walk
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