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Inspirational-Informative-Empowering...Your Source For The Truth Vol. 15 Edition 3 Free Thursday January 30, 2020
A View From A Pew
“You Can’t Shortcut The Process” Page 3
Unity Award Breakfast
What You Need To Know About... The Controversy Behind the City’s Move to Purchase the Virginia College Property on Veterans Parkway In Order to Relocate the Health and Human Services Center Currently Located on Comer Avenue
......From A Black Perspective Phenix City Mayor Eddie Lowe Receives Prestigious Unity Award Page 7
Dr. Jill Biden To Speak
Biden To Address The Black History Month Observance Breakfast Page 11
He Said, She said
Kendrick High Students Offer Their Opinion On Crime. Page 13
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THURSDAY January 30, 2020 It Is Hard To Believe This is Just a Coincidence There is a saying in the Black community that is all too familiar; “It’s never a problem until it effects White folks” According to the street committee, with the statement “We want the bad guys in our community to know that if you’re a convicted felon in Columbus, Georgia, and you possess a firearm and you’re involved in drug activity, you’re going to jail,” Columbus Police Chief Ricky Boren recently announced that the responsibility of the Metro Narcotics Task Force will now include gathering and disseminating intelligence and prosecuting violations of gang laws in Columbus/Muscogee,
Harris County and Phenix City/Russell County areas. With the cooperation of area judges, prosecutors and the U.S. Attorney’s office Boren is also calling for maximum sentencing when it comes to gun and drug violations, as well as gang activity in the area. Call it a coincidence but the street committee wants to know why this wasn’t instituted last year in the midst of the 41 murders occurred? We would hate to believe that it took the homicide of a Caucasian youth during a home invasion for the local police to decide to address this situation. Like we said, “It is never a problem until it effects White folks.”
Leonard Goodwin God gave you to us on January 31, 1950 God called you home August 17, 1996
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You Can’t Shortcut The Process
There have been many things told to me when I was young that I didn’t understand. There was always, however, someone older around who would say; “Don’t worry, if you live long enough, you’ll know what we’re talking about.” Perhaps you have heard some of them as well. Statements like; “There is no victory without a battle”, “There is no testimony without a test”, “Success is a journey, not a destination. “The doing is more important than the outcome.” Today, now on the other side of sixty, I get it. I recently overheard a conversation by a group of mothers lamenting the fact that they have been unable to get their grown sons out of their homes. They spoke of how they couldn’t understand that, after providing for their every need all these years including; money, clothes, cars, insurance, a place to sleep and food, why they won’t get up off the couch and get a job. They might not understand but I do. If you spend your life taking care of your children’s every need and they know they can depend on you for everything, even bailing them out of jail every time they get in trouble, what do you expect? I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Black women need to stop coddling our Black boys. In the words of Denzel Washington from the movie; “Remember the Titans: “The world don't give a damn about how sensitive these kids are, especially the young black kids. You ain't doin' these kids a favor by patronizing them. You crippling them; you crippling them for life.” What am I saying? Sometimes good parenting means allowing your children to fail. For some, that’s the only way they will learn to survive on their own. Here is a story that I hope will help get my point across: “A man found a cocoon of a butterfly.
One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Until it suddenly stopped making any progress and looked like it was stuck. So, the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily, although it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man didn’t think anything of it and sat there waiting for the wings to enlarge to support the butterfly. But that didn’t happen. The butterfly spent the rest of its life unable to fly, crawling around with tiny wings and a swollen body. Despite the kind heart of the man, he didn’t understand that the restricting cocoon and the struggle needed by the butterfly to get itself through the small opening; were God’s way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings. To prepare itself for flying once it was out of the cocoon.” The moral of the story: Our struggles in life are our strengths. Without struggles, we never grow and never get stronger, so it’s important for us to tackle challenges on our own, and not be relying on help from others. Failure is part of the process, it’s not an end result. Success is the end result. Sometimes it takes longer to reach. Don’t shortcut the process because what you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals. You can’t shortcut the process. Until you figure that out you will always have an unwanted houseguest!
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It’s Almost Always About The Money
By Wane A. Hailes The Courier During the past few weeks numerous articles have been written about the relocation of the Health and Human Services Center currently on Comer Avenue to the former home of Virginia College at 5601 Veteran’s Parkway. Most of the articles describe the move as being about politics and money. They also expressed concern for the “clientele” who will be impacted by this unexpected move.” In addition to the written articles, according to the “Street Committee”, many of this community’s Black clergy have been contacted by some of the Caucasian leaders in our community who “allegedly” attempted to convince them why they should be concerned about the move as it would effect many of their parishioners. As I read the articles and learned of the Black clergy being contacted by community leaders, I couldn’t help but think of something my mother used to say; “Something in the milk ain’t clean”. Meaning: There is more to this than what we are being told. If there is one thing I have learned in my 60 plus years of living is when a “certain segment” of our community starts showing concern for a “certain Clientele” in our community, it has more to do with politics and money than it does with the “Clientele” being
impacted by an “unexpected move” With that I went in search of the facts. I submitted an open records request asking for Emails,Texts, Power Point presentations, Lease or purchase agreement or information related to Virginia College, Current lease or rental agreement between The Columbus Consolidated Government and Family Holdings Sub, LLC, How much the city has paid in rental fees from the time it was owned by the Medical Center Hospital Authority/Columbus Regional Healthcare and Family Holdings Sub LLC combined. Here are the facts: 1. All of the services are not moving to the Veterans Parkway location, only: - Vital Records - Immunizations - WIC - Services to students and schools - Teen Health - Children 1st - Women’s Health 2. The city has been renting a portion of the facility (not the whole building) for $321,827 per year for the past 25 Years. That means the city has paid $9,815,299 during that time. 3. The lease expires on June 30, 2020 with the rent scheduled to increase at that time to between $482,000 and $950,000 annually.
4. The current owner of the building is Family Holdings Sub LLC. They have owned the building since 2016.
be next to impossible to find another tenant who would gaurantee me payment like the city of Columbus.
5. The city can purchase the former Virginia College building for $335,000 a month and within 20 years will own it, having paid $7,250,000.
But no need to feel sorry for Family Holdings Sub LLC. remember we said the city only leases part of the facility from them? Well The state leases the rest of the building and if the city is paying them $321,827 per year, you can rest assured that the state is paying much more. But still money is money.
The bottom line is it’s common sense: WHY RENT, WHEN YOU CAN OWN? And why we are talking common sense, let’s be clear. By “Clientele” they mean Black people will be impacted by this unexpected move but “We” adapt, we figure it out, we make it work. In all honesty it doesn’t matter where we have to go to get the services we need, whether it’s all in one location or we have to go to 10 locations we will go where we have to go. And for the record. the majority of us are not going to take a shuttle because we have other things to do other than sit around waiting on a daily shuttle to take us 3.3 miles. We drive to the current building, so we will have no problem driving ourselves to the new building if we have to. So why the resistance? Well if I owned Family Holdings Sub LLC and have been receiving $321,827 per year for the past 3 years, I guess I would use “any means necessary” to stop the move. Especially if I knew it would
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Election 2020 The Demographics
Postions For Re-election
*November 2018 Election Numbers
U.S. Congress Sanford D. Bishop. 2nd District
Election Dates The presidential preference primary and special election
March 24, 2020 The general primary election and nonpartisan general election will be held
May 19, 2020 with a runoff set for
July 2, 2020 The general election will be
November 3, 2020 with a runoff date of
Registered Voters
Actual Voters
Blacks - Males - Females Total
25,296 35,422 60,718
Blacks - Males - Females Total
10,576 18,870 29,446
Whites - Males - Females Total
23,870 28,967 52,837
Whites - Males - Females Total
12,943 15,373 28,316
1,600 1,885 3,485
Hispanics - Males - Females Total
492 649 3,485
Hispanics - Males - Females Total
December 1, 2020 Voting Precincts and Locations Deadline To Register To vote
February 24, 2020
104 Britt David 2801 W Britt David Rd
119 Moon 7300 Whittlesey Blvd
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115 Caanan Baptist 2835 Branton Woods Dr
113 Mt. Pilgrim 4400 Old Cusseta Rd
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102 Carver 3000 Macon Rd
To find out if you’re registered to vote in Georgia, check your status on the Secretary of State’s website under the My Voter Page icon. You can also register to vote and update your information on the website.
On The Ballot - Muscogee County School District is asking for an Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax referendum. They want to raise $189 million over five years to fund capital projects for the school system - Columbus Council will be asking for a special purpose local option sales tax referendum, in order to raise $350 million over a 10-year-period for capital projects that would include a new Government center. *If approved taxpayers would see a 9% sales tax starting in April 2021,
107 Columbus Tech 928 Manchester Expy
112 Our Lady Of Lourdes 1953 Torch Hill Rd 127 Psalmond 6550 Psalmond Rd
106 Conerstone 7701 Lloyd Rd
121 Salvation Army 5201 Warm Springs Rd
110 Cusseta 3013 Cusseta Rd
120 St. Andrews 4980 Hancock Rd
126 Edgewood 3564 Forrest Rd
103 St. John 3980 Steam Mill Rd
124 Epworth 2400 Devonshire Dr
108 St. Mark 6795 Whitesville Rd
114 Faith Tabernacle 1603 Floyd Rd
118 St. Paul 2101 Wildwood Ave
122 First African 901 5th Ave
105 St. Peter 6507 Moon Rd
125 Gallops 1212 15th St
109 Wynnbrook 500 River Knoll Way
117 Gentian 4400 Reese Rd
101 Wynnton 2412 Wynnton Rd
116 Holsey Monumental 6028 Buena Vista Rd
State Senators Ed Harbison 15th District Randy Robertson. 29th District State Representatives Vance Smith District 133 Richard Smith District 134 District 135 Calvin Smyre Carolyn Hugley District 136 Debbie Buckner District 137 Muscogee County School District Pat Hugley Green District 1 District 3 Vanessa Jackson Laurie McRae District 5 Cathy Williams District 7 City Council Glenn Davis Valerie A. Thompson Gary Allen Walker Garrett John House
District 2 District 4 District 6 District 8 At-Large
Muscogee County Sheriff Donna Tompkins District Attorney Julia Slater Coroner Buddy Bryan Tax Commissioner Lula Lunsford Huff Superior Court Clerk Danielle Forte Superior Court Judges Maureen Gottfried Gil McBride William Rumer Ron Mullins Arthur Smith Bobby Peters Ben Land State Court Judges Andy Prather Benjamin Richardson Municipal Court Judges Steven Smith Probate Court Judges Marc D’Antonio State Court Solicitor Suzanne Goddard Muscogee County Marshal Municipal Court Clerk
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Reverand Dr. Otis Moss, III...A Knock at America’s Midnight
By Wane A. Hailes The Courier If you are going to get up out of your bed, on your day off, to be at a breakfast by 7am, then the guest speaker should at least have something to say. On Monday January 20, 2020 the Reverend Dr. Otis Moss, III, Senior Pastor, Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, Illinois was the keynote speaker for the 34th Annual Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, Inc. Delta Iota Lambda Chapter’s Unity Award Breakfast.
This was Moss’s second time speaking at the event and like his first, he did not disappoint. With a topic: “A Knock at America’s Midnight” it was an inspiring message to a sold out crowd of over a thousand people from all walks of life to begin a celebration of “a day on, not a day off”. Each year the highlight of the breakfast is the announcement of the recipient of the prestigious Unity Award. This years award was presented to Phenix City Mayor Eddie Lowe.
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ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC. DELTA IOTA LAMBDA CHAPTER CONGRATULATIONS TO PHENIX CITY MAYOR EDDIE LOWE
2020 UNITY AWARD RECIPIENT
2020 Mayor Eddie Lowe
2019 Isaiah Hugley
2016 Ed Harbison
2015 Sam Mitchel/Marc Upshaw
2014 Lula Huff
2013 Carmen Cavezza
2012 Evelyn Turner Pugh
Judge Michael Bellamy
2010 Mayor Bob Poydasheff
2009 Judge John D. Allen
2008 Frank Brown
2007 Phyllis Jones
2006 James H. Blanchard
2005 Cong. Sanford Bishop
2004 Dan Amos
2003 Rev. Robert Holston
2002 Rev. Primus E. King
2001 Mayor Bobby Peters
2000 State Representative Calvin Smyre
1999 Lydia Hannan
1998 Re. J.H. Flakes, Jr.
1997 Marvin Schuster
1996 Margaret Belcher
1995 Dr. Robert L. Wright
1994 Lonnie Jackson
1993 Judge Albert Thompson
1992 Ocie Harris
1991 George W. Ford
1990 Jesse Taylor
1989 Dr. M. Delmar Edwards
1988 John B. Amos
1987 A.J. McClung
2018 Mayor Teresa Tomlinson
2017 James C. Jackson
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UNDER THE RADAR
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Jamysa “Huminbird” Lytes By Danita Lloyd Special to the Courier Stay Ready You never know when the opportunity of a lifetime is going to strike. That’s why it pays to always be ready. The adage says, “If you stay ready, you don’t have to get ready!” and that is why Jamysa a.k.a. HumminBird Lytes was able to shine, shine, shine when THE Tyler Perry gave her the microphone during his last Columbus, Ga. performance of “Madea’s Farewell Tour” on Saturday, January 18th at the Columbus Civic Center. She stays ready - ready to sing whenever, wherever. FaceBook exploded with posts offering congratulations to the local mystery woman who “showed out” and garnered a standing ovation from the cast, crew and audience. It was not long before local fans identified the voice of local favorite and Courier Eco Latino R&an Artist of the Year Jamysa HumminBird Lytes. Fans Reaction Jamysa Lytes Hutchins step back, and let God do his business. Get out of his way, he w o r k i n g i n y o u r f a v o r. Embrace the feeling lil sis. Tyler been watching you.” - Dollicia Burks “Jamysa Lytes Hutchins you murdered it at the show tonight. All of us in the cast and crew were talking about you backstage tonight I just did not know it was you till Kellie Alexander put out her post. Well I guess we need to make room for one more on the tour bus next run because this is your year....That was Awesomely Awesome!” - Travis James Steele A single proud mom of an Army soldier, Kevin Hutchins
“KJ”, Mysa - as she is affectionately called by family and those closest to her - began singing at the age of three. Initially, she was not slated to attend the show but a friend secured her entry so it appears to have been a divine appointment. “A young lady from the cast was singing a song called, “Weak,” by SWV. Everybody was singing, it wasn’t just me and because I’m a background singer. I started singing background.” But somehow, in the midst of it all, the media mogul and discover of stars heard the HumminBird. She said when she first started to sing, Perry was sitting down and suddenly, he stood up and said in his sassy Madea’s voice, “She is singing right there. Give me a microphone.” “At first, it was a lady behind me who was singing and I thought he was talking to her, but he was talking to me. So, they brought me the microphone and he asked if I would sing the song again,” she recalled. “So, I sang the song again, and he said he really liked it,” she said smiling. “He said, ‘I don’t know you or your name, but I need you.' he then had someone come get my information and here we are. I still have chills from that moment.” A hostess and server at Olive Garden, Lytes Hutchins often sings the Happy Birthday song to customers. She said she hasn’t received the phone call from Perry just yet. She said she is not expecting him to call until after his Medea tour is over. But whenever the call comes, you can bet your life.... HumminBird will be ready!
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Jill Biden, PhD Will be the Keynote Speaker for the 35th Annual Black History Month Observance Breakfast Committee is thrilled that Dr. Jill Biden has agreed to travel to Columbus to help us commemorate our rich history.” Caggins revealed that the the theme for the evnt is; “ Their Legacy ….our Future”.
By Wane A. Hailes The Courier The 35th Annual Black History Month Observance Breakfast committee announced that Dr. Jill Biden, wife of the 47th vice president of the United States, Joe Biden, will be the keynote speaker for the annual breakfast on Monday, February 17, 2020 at 7:00 am at the Columbus Convention and Trade Center. Each year, on President’s Day, the Black History Month Observance Breakfast, led by Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, invites the tri-city community to come together for breakfast and an inspiring message from a notable Black History Month speaker. In previous years speakers have included: the late Congressman Elijah Cummings, Congresswoman Val Demings, Former United States Surgeon General David Satcher, House Minority Whip Jim Clyburn and then Senator Barack Obama. The breakfast honors individuals, organizations, and communities for significant contributions to and recognition of African American History. Proceeds from the Black History Observance Breakfast are distributed to local non-profit organizations that are making a difference in our community. “This year begins a new decade of opportunities and challenges for us all”, says Ann Caggins, Chairperson of the Observance Breakfast Committee. The
Black
History
Observance
“Throughout February significant contributions made by local African Americans are recognized. In this 35th year of the Black History Observance Breakfast, we will follow the substance of all the other highly respected Black History Programs in our Community. This breakfast will honor the Legacies of our historical anchors, and look to the Future of our emerging leaders. A highlight of this year will be the unveiling of a Category honoring citizens making quiet impacts on behalf of the community who did not know others are watching them. ….You won’t want to miss this! Please come! We want all of Columbus to embrace this new decade of the roaring twenties in celebration of all that we can do together.” Jill Biden has a bachelor's degree from
the University of Delaware, master's degrees from and , and a doctoral degree from the University of Delaware. She taught English and reading in high schools for 13 years, and also taught adolescents with emotional disabilities at a psychiatric hospital. From 1993 to 2008, she was an English and writing instructor at . Since 2009, she has been a professor of English at and is
thought to be the first second lady to hold a paying job while her husband was vice president. She is the founder of the Biden Breast Health Initiative non-profit organization, co-founder of the Book Buddies program, co-founder of the Biden Foundation, is active in Delaware Boots on the Ground, and is co-founder of Joining Forces with . Reserved tables are available for $500 and $1500 for sponsorship tables. For more information please contact Wane Hailes at 706.358.9202.
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Request for Bids RFB No. 20-0048 Pavement Marking Services (Annual Contract) Due: February 12, 2020 – 2:30 PM Patti Postorino, Buyer Sealed responses must be received and time/date stamped by the due date shown above, by the Finance Department/Purchasing Division of Columbus Consolidated Government, 100 Tenth Street, Columbus, GA 31901. To obtain specifications, visit the City's website at , notify the Buyer via email, fax 706-225-3033, or telephone 706-2254087. Andrea J. McCorvey Purchasing Division Manager
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HOW CAN WE REDUCE CRIME
IN OUR
COMMUNITY?
By Tacaria A. Lewis Special To The Courier It is no surprise that we have an increasing number of crimes being committed within our community. However, that doesn’t mean that has to be our narrative. There are many ways to reduce the number of crimes in our community, but we must first begin with knowing exactly why someone has chosen to commit a crime. The crimes we often see in today's society are robberies and gang-related activity. Oftentimes, someone chooses to commit a robbery because they are lacking the essentials that many people take for granted; yes, there are those that rob for other reasons, but there are some that are in need and choose robbery as a way of getting what they want or need. Then there are those that feel as if they need a family to belong to and they run to a gang. Many of these young adults are missing something in home, they have been placed in a group home, or there may be some other reason that has made them feel as if they are alone and need to feel as if they are wanted or loved by someone even by peer pressure. To solve some of these problems we need to take time to analyze what we can do as a community to seek out and help these young people before they escalate and take drastic measures. One thing we can do is bring more job opportunities to Columbus. Oftentimes, political reasons stand in the way of new companies coming to our city, but there is a large number of vacant buildings around the city that can be used for new companies to come into the city, or for present companies to expand.
Another objective is raising minimum rage to where its beneficial for all people. As it being $7.25 to $ 8.00 an hour at this moment is not enough for an average adult with kids plus bills and extra expenses that goes back into robbery. The amount of money we should get paid should be as equal of the amount of labor we put in everyday in society. Another alternative to make a change is to create a space where kids get to express, learn and create. Have a space where they could feel relaxed and in a positive environment. We could use one of the unused buildings to build a Recreation Center and not just for sports maybe add a library and music section as well . With all the many ways we can reduce crime I hope these plans become in action this includes my perspective of making change. Tacaria Lewis is a student at Kendrick High School who is interested in journalism as a career As Partners In Education with Kendrick High School we invited students from Ms. Aliphia P. Latimer’s English class to offer their opinion on crime in our community. These are their responses.
By Alfred Paige Special To The Courier When we take a deeper look at crime in our city, we have to also take a look at how we can reduce it as well, and there are multiple ways to go about reducing the crime rate in our city. Our biggest problem lies within the communities, and one way to effectively handle these problems is to give longer and stricter sentences to those that have committed a crime, so that future criminals will know what is at stake, and this would lower the crime rates tremendously. Another way we could lower the crime rate is by using the focused deterrence policing strategy; this would crack down on specific problems within neighbor hoods like drug dealing, gangs, or gun violence. We should also consider behavioral intervention programs; programs like this are aligned to guide the youth and will teach them how to react in situations that could turn violent. Reducing crime rates should be a focus for every community; one way we could productively do this is by giving everyone that does these crimes a timetable for the sentences they will
Courier January 30, 2020 receive for their wrong doings. If criminals know exactly how long they will be incarcerated before committing these crimes, it would make them less likely to do them. Studies show that this approach could lower the rates significantly. We could also use the focused deterrence police strategy to constrain the crimes committed within neighbors and hotspot areas where the crime rate is usually high. If officers had a certain area to patrol around the city it would prevent crimes before they even happen, and it would also allow them to come to the scenes quicker than they usually would. This grants residents a sense of safety and conveys clear incentives for avoiding violence and deterrents for engaging in violence. Last but not least, behavioral intervention programs would help solve issues before they even start. Programs like this should be heavily considered everywhere; because they get to teach younger children and help them develop a positive mindset. This will also help students build healthy relationships and steer them in the right way for success. As one can see, there are so many ways to lower crime rates in communities, with one of the most effective ways being to let the public know how many years they are facing to prevent crimes. Using the focused deterrence policing strategy for specific problems within communities, and behavior intervention programs so they could learn how to react in circumstances that could be toxic. Alfred Paige is a student at Kendrick High School who is interested in journalism as a career
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Conozca a NeighborWorks® Columbus para la independencia financiera para toda ciudadanía de todo ingreso económico. Fundada en el 1999, NeighborWorks® Columbus (NWC) es una agencia de consejería de vivienda certificada por Vivienda Federal, (HUD por sus siglas en Ingles), es una Institución Financiera de Desarrollo Comunitario y O r g a n i z a c i ó n Desarrolladora de Vivienda para la Cuidad de Columbus.
Kathy Rosado Service Line Manager Eco Latino NeighborWorks® Columbus es una empresa enfocada en el cliente, ofreciendo programas y servicios que apodera a nuestros clientes lograr sus sueños. L a m i s i ó n d e N e i g h b o r Wo r k s ® Columbus se esfuerza en promover and proveer acceso que se ajuste a la vivienda asequible y desarrolla activos
Nuestra entidad ha tenido un impacto significativo en la comunidad, algunos ejemplos son: • Ha provisto educación financiera, preparación para el comprador de vivienda, y servicios de consejería individualizada a más de 4,000 personas; • ha producido 1,402 dueños de vivienda exitosos; con inversiones de sobre $149 millones de dólares; • ha producido más de $23 millones en préstamos hipotecarios asequibles; y
• ha desarrollado y/o rehabilitado 108 unidades de vivienda y 73 unidades de alquiler. Unas de las maneras que NWC procura lograr su misión es a través de la promoción de propiedad de vivienda. NWC se ha posicionado como abogado principal de la idea que la calidad de vida en la comunidad comienza con vivienda asequible como su fundación. Programas que produzcan viviendas asequibles y fomenta la compra de vivienda es nuestra creencia. Con el enfoque centrada en el cliente, NWC provee educación para la compra de una vivienda, clases de capacitación financiera, y servicios de consejería que producen compradores de vivienda cualificados y listos, dueños de vivienda para muchos años y consumidores inteligentes. Personal profesionalmente adiestrado y certificados de NWC educa, aboga y guían a los clientes a través de opciones financieras que les ayude a evitar prestamistas predatorios y dirigirlos hacia la asequibilidad, estabilidad económica y desarrollo de activos apreciables. NeighborWorks® Columbus coloca al cliente primer. Proveemos un ambiente acogedor y enérgico donde todos los clientes son apoderado para lograr su
sueño de ser dueño de su propio hogar.
ENGLISH About us...Mission NeighborWorks Columbus strives to promote and provide access to fit and affordable housing and build assets for financial independence for all citizens of low to moderate income. Organizational Overview Founded in 1999, NeighborWorks® Columbus (NWC) is a HUD-certified housing counseling agency, a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), and the City of Columbus’ Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO). Our organization has made a significant impact on the community by: • providing financial education, homebuyer readiness training, and counseling for more than 4,000 people; • producing 1,402 successful homeowners, with housing investments totaling more than $149 million. • producing more than $23 million in affordable housing loans; and • building or rehabilitating 108 ownership units and 73 rental units. One of the ways that NWC seeks to fulfill our mission is through the promotion of homeownership. NWC has positioned itself as the chief advocate of the idea that the quality of life in a community begins with fit and affordable housing as its foundation. Programs that produce affordable housing and encourage homeownership are our cornerstones. With a customer-centric focus, NWC provides homebuyer education, financial fitness classes, and counseling services that produce qualified, mortgage-ready homebuyers, lifelong homeowners, and savvy consumers. NWC’s professionally trained and certified staff educate, advocate, and guide customers through the financing options that help them avoid predatory lending and lead to affordability, economic stability, and the building of appreciating assets. NeighborWorks® Columbus puts the customer first. We provide a welcoming and energetic environment where all customers are empowered to achieve their dream of homeownership.
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