MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT INC
235 GRAND AVENUE 2ND FLOOR, NEW HAVEN, CT 06513 www.nwnh.net

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO DEVELOP, OWN AND OPERATE PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE QUALITY HOUSING THAT BUILDS STRONG, HEALTHY AND VIBRANT COMMUNITIES THROUGH ACTIVE RESIDENT AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND LEADERSHIP.

TO DEVELOP, OWN AND MANAGE AFFORDABLE HOUSING; ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND TO PREVENT AND ELIMINATE NEIGHBORHOOD DETERIORATION.

REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENTTHE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT DIVISION PROVIDES A SIGNIFICANT SOURCE OF NEIGHBORWORKS NEW HORIZONS REVENUE THROUGH THE GENERATION OF DEVELOPER'S FEES UPON THE COMPLETION AND OCCUPANCY OF EACH DEVELOPMENT. REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT WORKS WITH MUNICIPALITIES ON SITE SELECTION, OBTAINS FUNDING COMMITMENTS, SELECTS GENERAL CONTRACTORS AND OVERSEES CONSTRUCTION.NEW HAVEN217 WINTHROP AVENUE 4 UNITSNEW CONSTRUCTION FOR TWO HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.RICHARD STREET - 23 UNITSCONSISTS OF 20 UNITS FROM EXISTING PORTFOLIO IN NEED OF CAPITAL UPGRADES AND 3 UNITS AT 19 RICHARD STREET. BOTH BUILDINGS COMPLETED LEAD-BASED PAINT REMEDIATION IN THE SUMMER OF 2016. PAWCATUCKSPRUCE RIDGE-86-88 SOUTH BROAD STREET 42 UNITSTHIS IS A NEW CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT, WHICH WILL HAVE 2 THREE-STORY BUILDINGS. ANTICIPATED COMPLETION BY APR, 2021.WATERBURYLINDEN STREET 44 UNITSTHIS IS A NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS CONSISTING OF TWO BUILDINGS WITH 1- 3 BEDROOM UNITS. 49 HILLSIDE 2 UNITSDONATED BY PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL IN THE HILLSIDE HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD, WILL BE REHABILITATED FOR A HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY.HAMDENSPRING ROSE GARDENS 87 UNITSTHIS IS A MIDDLE SCHOOL BEING CONVERTED TO RESIDENTIAL RENTAL WITH EIGHT NEWLY CONSTRUCTED BUILDINGS, ONE EXISTING REHAB AND ONE COMMUNITY BUILDING. SHELTONRIVER BREEZE APARTMENTS 68 UNITSNEW CONSTRUCTION OF 1-3 BEDROOM UNITS. DEMOLITION AND SITE REMEDIATION OF MILL PROPERTY COMPLETED. EAST HAVENUNION SCHOOL APARTMENTS 18 UNITSEXISTING DEVELOPMENT BEING ACQUIRED FROM ANOTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. MODERATE REHABILITATION TO TAKE PLACE WITH AN ANTICIPATED COMPLETION DATE IN 2021.

PROPERTY MANAGEMENTTHIS DIVISION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS OF THE PORTFOLIO WHICH ENCOMPASSES PHYSICAL PLANT AS WELL AS APPLICANT AND RESIDENT COMPLIANCE. NWNH'S PORTFOLIO, WHICH IS WORTH IN EXCESS OF $75 MILLION DOLLARS, CONSISTS OF 25 DEVELOPMENTS (OWNED OR MANAGED) WITH APPROXIMATELY 669 UNITS IN ANSONIA, BRANFORD, BRIDGEPORT, CLINTON, EAST HAVEN, GUILFORD, HAMDEN, MILFORD, NEW HAVEN, NORWICH. PAWCATUCK, SOUTHINGTON AND WATERBURY.COLLECTIVELY, MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ROUTINE, EMERGENCY AND CAPITAL MAINTENANCE, CLEANING, GROUNDS AND COMMON AREAS, GENERAL UPKEEP, LANDSCAPING AND THE SUPERVISION AND SELECTION OF CONTRACTED VENDORS. OCCUPANCY STAFF ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR RESIDENT SELECTION, RENT COLLECTION, MARKETING UNITS, INITIAL LEASE-UP OF NEW DEVELOPMENTS, RESPONDING TO RESIDENT REQUESTS- SUCH AS TRANSFERS, REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS, FAIR HOUSING ISSUES AND THE ANNUAL INCOME RECERTIFICATION AND LEASE RENEWAL. NEW WAY HORIZON MUTUAL HOUSING 730 GEORGE STREET, NEW HAVEN 58 UNITSCOMMONLY KNOWN AS GEORGE STREET, UNITS RANGE FROM 1 BEDROOM TO 4 BEDROOMS IN SIZE. THE BUILDING UNDERWENT A GUT REHAB IN 1996 AND IN 2013 THE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST WAS PURCHASED BY NWNH. HUBBARD WOODS MUTUAL HOUSING APPLE TREE LANE, GUILFORD 13 UNITSTHE DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF SEMI-DETACHED AND DETACHED SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES THAT WERE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED IN 1996. THESE HOMES CONTINUE BE AFFORDABLE IN A COMMUNITY WHERE HOUSING PRICES HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN AMONG THE HIGHEST IN THE NATION. NWNH PURCHASED THE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST IN 2013. THE DEVELOPMENT RECEIVED A CAPITAL GRANT FROM DOH IN 2016 AND REHABILITATED ALL UNITS. GUILFORD INTERFAITH HOUSING SCATTERED SITES THROUGHOUT GUILFORD 21 UNITSDUE TO THE SUCCESS OF THE HUBBARD WOODS DEVELOPMENT, NWNH WAS INVITED BY THE GUILFORD INTERFAITH HOUSING CORPORATION TO DEVELOP 13 ADDITIONAL HOUSING UNITS, AND TO ACQUIRE AND RENOVATE EIGHT OTHER SCATTERED SITE HOMES. THE PROJECT WAS COMPLETED IN 2000. GILBERT AVENUE/DERBY AVENUE MUTUAL HOUSING 145 ~153 GILBERT AVENUE, NEW HAVEN AND 80-82 DERBY AVENUE 14 UNITSNWNH REHABBED THREE BUILDINGS IN 2001, CREATING HOMES FOR TEN FAMILIES. THE PROPERTIES ARE CONTIGUOUS TO THE NEW WAY HORIZON MUTUAL HOUSING, AND SHARE A PLAYGROUND WITH NEW WAY HORIZON. IN 2004, NWNH REHABBED FOUR MORE UNITS ON DERBY AVENUE IN THE WEST RIVER NEIGHBORHOOD. BRANFORD INTERFAITH HOUSING 146 N. IVY STREET, BRANFORD 29 UNITSIN 2001 NWNH ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH BRANFORD INTERFAITH TO MANAGE A TOWNHOUSE COMPLEX. THE 29 UNITS WERE BUILT IN 1991. DOH PROVIDED A CAPITAL GRANT IN 2016 AND ALL UNITS WERE REHABILITATED.

COMMUNITY ORGANIZINGTHE COMMUNITY BUILDING TEAM AT NEIGHBORWORKS NEW HORIZONS CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON UPLIFTING AND EMPOWERING RESIDENTS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OF PROVIDING HOUSING COUPLED WITH A VARIETY OF EMPOWERMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES IS ESSENTIAL TO NEIGHBORWORKS NEW HORIZONS' ("NWNH") SUCCESS AND FOR THE STRENGTH OF ITS RESIDENT COMMUNITIES. HOMEBUYER EDUCATION COURSES CONTINUED THIS YEAR PROVIDING MANY INDIVIDUALS WITH BASIC TOOLS AND KNOWLEDGE FOR A SUCCESSFUL FIRST-TIME HOME-BUYING EXPERIENCE. THE 8 CLASSES PROVIDED IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF THE PURCHASING PROCESS FROM PROSPECTING, THE SALES CONTRACT, THE IMPACT OF FICO CREDIT SCORES AND CREDIT REPAIR, THE MORTGAGE NOTE, AVOIDING PREDATORY LENDING, THE CLOSING AND SUSTAINING THE HOME AFTER PURCHASE BOTH FINANCIALLY AND PHYSICALLY. PRE- AND POST-PURCHASE COUNSELING IS ALSO AVAILABLE FROM OUR HUD CERTIFIED COUNSELORS. A NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE ONE-ON-ONE FINANCIAL COUNSELING THIS PAST YEAR. PARTICIPANTS WHO BECAME HOMEOWNERS IN 2019 TOTALED TO 10. NWNH CONTINUES TO OFFER RESIDENT SERVICES TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN NWNH-MANAGED UNITS. THE FOCUS IS TO CONNECT FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO EMPOWERMENT, HEALTH, AND FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. NWNH ALSO FACILITATES YOUTH PROGRAMMING SUCH AS: AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS THROUGH LEAP (LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE, ATHLETIC, PROGRAM). THE RESIDENT SERVICES COORDINATORS ALSO SERVE TO ASSIST OUR RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT IMPROVE COMMUNICATION AND INTERVENE WHEN NECESSARY TO PROVIDE REFERRALS FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES. THE COMMUNITY BUILDING STAFF HELD EVENTS WHICH INCLUDED RESIDENT COUNCIL MEETINGS, LEADERSHIP CLASSES, POTLUCKS, BUDGET COACHING, FINANCIAL LITERACY WORKSHOPS, TO NAME A FEW. IN ADDITION, NWNH STAFF HELPED TO SUPPORT CONTINUED VOLUNTEERISM IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH ITS RENT REBATE PROGRAM WHICH AWARDS A RENT CREDIT INCENTIVE TO RESIDENTS WHO VOLUNTEER A MINIMUM OF 20 HOURS PER YEAR. NWNH CONTINUES A CONCERTED EFFORT THROUGH ITS EVICTION PREVENTION PROGRAM TO HELP RESIDENTS AVOID EVICTION AND PAY BACK BALANCES DUE ON THEIR RENT. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY ENGAGING RESIDENTS IN MANAGEABLE PAYMENT PLANS, PROVIDING PERIODIC ON-SITE FINANCIAL WORKSHOPS, AND OFFERING ONE-ON-ONE BUDGET COACHING.

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