Fourth Annual Hampton Roads Housing Consortium Members' Awards Recipients Announced
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Chesapeake, VA -- August 23, 2010 - Four winners for the Hampton Roads Housing Consortium's Fourth Annual Members' Housing Awards were announced today by the organization's Chairman, Wendy A. Hunter. This event recognizes individuals and organizations that have contributed to improving housing conditions for the region. - HRHC Lifetime Achievement Award
Frank A. Lofurno, Jr. - Executive Director
Hampton Redevelopment and Housing Authority
- HRHC Housing Warrior
Lynne Finding - LINK Director
LINK of Hampton Roads
- HRHC Housing Partner
Jessica Guglielmo - Chief of Operations
Virginia Beach Community Development Corporation
- HRHC Across the Region Service Award
Shernita Bethea - Housing and Human Service Manager
Hampton Roads Planning District Commission
The Awards Breakfast, to be held on Thursday, September 30, 2010 from 9AM to 11:30AM at the Chesapeake Conference Center, will honor the winners. "The recipients of this year's awards truly exemplify the best that this region has to offer in advocating for safe and affordable housing. It is our honor to spotlight their work at the Third Annual Members' Awards Ceremony. The members of HRHC are phenomenal in that they provide exceptional services and resources to meet the housing needs of the residents of Hampton Roads," said Chairman Wendy Hunter. This event is being co-sponsored by the following organizations:
Virginia Housing Development Authority (VHDA)
Tidewater Mortgage Bankers Association
TowneBank Mortgage
Bank of America Mortgage- Alecia Fisher
Gateway Bank Mortgage
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About HRHC: The HRHC is a voluntary association of governmental,
private and non-profit organizations committed to improving housing
opportunities for low and moderate-income households in Hampton Roads.
Participants include city and county governments, Redevelopment and
Housing Authorities, non-profit housing and emergency shelter providers,
mortgage lenders, realtor and builders associations and a variety of
other groups interested in affordable housing issues. Member groups
represent most of the sixteen communities within the Hampton Roads
region. The HRHC is a federal 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The
Hampton Roads Housing Consortium believes that households of all income
levels deserve a fair opportunity to buy or rent housing that is safe,
affordable and suitable for their needs. The HRHC also supports adequate
housing for persons with special needs including the disabled and
elderly. The HRHC gives these organizations and other interested groups a
regional framework for information exchange, training activities and
cooperative action.
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