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Spring is here! For many, the season marks a time to clean up and simplify. The return of sunny, warm days inspires us to get organized--quickly--so as to spend all the more time enjoying the changed weather. Accordingly, this edition of our quarterly newsletter focuses on subjects simple but good. As a friend of DHC, we invite you to read on to meet a recent homeowner, see how volunteers are supporting HAMMERS, receive a quick financial tip, and learn a few easy ways to support DHC and how another organization backs it as well. Thanks for reading; we'll see you outside!
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 "A Family Community"
When Stephanie Hanley moved to the area in 2004 to be closer to her sister in Cornelius, she knew that she wanted to live in Davidson.
What attracted her to the town was its "concern with how Davidson grows and in what direction it grows." Stephanie explained, "There is a good deal of time and effort put forth to keep Davidson a family community, and that was very important to me."
Read Stephanie's story here. |
Many Hands for HAMMERS
Spring has proved a busy time for HAMMERS, DHC's emergency home repair program.
First, over the course of three weekends in March, the program received the help of three different volunteer groups. Working with HAMMERS Supervisor Zach Jakob, these volunteers represented Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson United Methodist Church, and Davidson College's Pre-Medical Honors Society.
HAMMERS also is pleased to be a partner in Realtors Care Day, upcoming on April 24, 2009. The inaugural event will bring together hundreds of local realtors to make repairs on some 32 owner-occupied homes in Mecklenburg and Iredell Counties.
Learn more about Realtors Care Day here. |
Surfing for DHC
What if Davidson Housing Coalition earned a penny every time you searched the Internet? Or how about if a percentage of every purchase you made online went to support our cause?
GoodSearch.com is a Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. Use it just as you would any search engine, get quality search results from Yahoo, and, effortlessly the donations add up!
Similarly, GoodShop.com is an online shopping mall that donates up to 37 percent of each purchase to a specified cause like DHC. Hundreds of stores including Amazon, Target, Gap, Best Buy, ebay, Macy's and Barnes & Noble have teamed up with GoodShop so that and every time you place an order, you'll could be supporting Davidson Housing Coalition.
To get started, just go to www.goodsearch.com and enter Davidson Housing Coalition as the charity you want to support. |
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Groceries for DHC
Not only can your routine online activities benefit DHC, so can your grocery shopping! A HAMMERS volunteer told us about Food Lion's Shop & Share program. If you have an MVP card at Food Lion, you can specify Davidson Housing Coalition as an organization that to receive a percentage of the money you spend at the grocery store, donated by Food Lion. You can register your MVP card at www.foodlion.com (click on "Lion Shop & Share" at the lower left-hand side of the screen), or call 1-704-633-8250 extension 3810. |
| Thanks to the North Carolina Community Development Initiative
Davidson Housing Coalition would like to acknowledge the support of the North Carolina Community Development Initiative.
The NCCDI is a statewide public-private partnership which provides leadership and capital investment to high-performance community development corporations as well as other community-based economic development endeavors (i.e. social enterprises), to improve the well-being and quality of life for people in low-resource communities.
Find out more about the NC Community Development Initiative here. | |
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Housing and Financial Counseling
April's Financial Tip:
Spring is a wonderful season to begin again. Use this time of year to revive your financial mindset. As simple as it sounds, to get out of debt, we must first stop acquiring new debt. You don't need credit cards for a safety net, convenienvce, or cash back bonuses.
You can live within your means, and our monthly Financial Fitness seminars offer a great way to get started.
These two-hour sessions are held on the second Monday of each month. We'll see you there!
See the Housing and Financial Counseling Main Page for more information, including a calendar of all workshops in 2009 |
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| Our Mission |
| Davidson Housing Coalition believes that Davidson's traditional mix of people in all all income levels is fundamental to our community and distinguishes us as a town.
The mission of Davidson Housing Coalition is to work with the larger community to preserve and create affordable housing options, and to prepare families and individuals for financial stability and homeownership. |
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| Contact us! |
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Phone: 704-892-4486 / Fax: 704-892-4197 | |
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