COLUMBUS HOUSING PARTNERSHIP INC

HOMEPORT DEVELOPS QUALITY, ENERGY EFFICIENT, SAFE, AND AFFORDABLE FOR-SALE AND RENTAL HOMES FOR HOUSEHOLDS OF VARYING INCOMES. HOMEPORT'S REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT FACILITATES NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION WITH CONCERTED EFFORTS TO FOSTER COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WORKING TO CLOSE THE GAP OF MUCH NEEDED AFFORDABLE HOUSING AVAILABLE IN CENTRAL OHIO, HOMEPORT USES THE LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROGRAM AND OTHER FUNDING PROGRAMS TO DEVELOP BOTH SINGLE-FAMILY AND MULTI-FAMILY PROPERTIES THAT MAKE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AVAILABLE IN THE REGION.IN 2024, HOMEPORT COMPLETED THE CONSTRUCTION OR REHAB OF 136 AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOMES, AND 140 MORE AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOMES WERE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024, HOMEPORT OWNED AND MANAGED 3,085 AFFORDABLE RENTAL UNITS HOUSING MORE THAN 7,200 RESIDENTS IN CENTRAL OHIO. MOST OF HOMEPORT'S RENTAL DEVELOPMENTS TARGET HOUSEHOLDS WHOSE ANNUAL INCOME IS AT OR BELOW 60% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME. HOMEPORT DEVELOPS SINGLE-FAMILY-HOMES AND CONDOMINIUMS TO CREATE HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOUSEHOLDS WHOSE ANNUAL INCOME IS AT OR BELOW 120% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024, HOMEPORT HAS COMPLETED CONTRUCTION AND SOLD 223 HOMES.

HOMEPORT'S HOUSING ADVISORY SERVICES ("HAS") PROVIDES RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL OHIO WITH THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO IMPROVE THEIR FINANCIAL SITUATIONS, REMOVE BARRIERS TO HOME OWNERSHIP, AND PREPARE TO PURCHASE THEIR FIRST HOME. HOMEBUYER EDUCATION AND HOUSING COUNSELING PROGRAMS ALSO WORK TO ADDRESS THE UNDERLYING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC NEEDS FACING FAMILIES WITHIN CENTRAL OHIO NEIGHBORHOODS. HOMEPORT PROGRAMS HELP POTENTIAL HOMEOWNERS UNDERSTAND THAT PURCHASING A HOME COMES WITH MANY OBLIGATIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND PRIVILEGES. HOMEPORT TEACHES ITS CLIENTS HOW TO BE RESPONSIBLE HOMEOWNERS AND GOOD NEIGHBORS. HOMEPORT HOUSING ADVISORY SERVICES PROVIDED SERVICES INCLUDING PREPURCHASE EDUCATION AND COUNSELING, CREDIT AND BUDGET COUNSELING, AND FINANICAL COUNSELING TO 610 CLIENTS IN 2024. HOUSING ADVISORY SERVICES ALSO PROVIDES FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION AND COUNSELING TO RESIDENTS OF HOMEPORT COMMUNITIES TO ASSIST RESIDENTS WITH DEVELOPING THE SKILLS FOR FINANCIAL STABILITY, FINANCIAL SECURITY AND ASSIST WITH ASSET BUILDING. HOUSING ADVISORY SERVICES ALSO ADMINISTERS DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS TO ASSIST RESIDENTS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY WITH PAYING THE DOWNPAYMENT AND CLOSING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PURCHASING THEIR FIRST HOME. IN 2024, HAS ASSISTED 274 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, THROUGH DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PARTNERS, WITH BECOMING A HOMEOWNER BY ADMINISTERING ASSISTANCE TO POTENTIAL BUYERS OF UP TO $25,000 TO MAKE THE DREAM OF HOMEOWNERSHIP A REALITY ADDING MORE THAN $6 MILLION IN HOME SALE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CENTRAL OHIO.