The SouthFair Times

SouthFair Community Development Corporation

December 2014 | Issue 8

STAFF

Annie Jones Evans

Executive Director
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Ester Perry

Executive Asst./Office Mgr.
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Andrea T. Fowler

Housing Counselor

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Lois Lilly

Housing Assistant
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Alfred Glaspie

Maintenance Technician

SouthFair was incorporated in October 1991. SouthFair is a 501 (C)(3) non-profit corporation and a certified Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) under the City of Dallas HOME Program.

Did you know . . .

* A major force behind passage of the Fair Housing Act of 1968 was the NAACP's Washington director, Clarence Mitchell Jr., who proved so effective in pushing through legislation aiding blacks that he was referred to as the "101st senator."

*The Caddo, a Southeast Native American tribe, inhabited the Dallas area before it was claimed in the 16th century.

Well now you do!

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Board Members:

Theodore M. Lawe

Chairman
Harry Robinson, Jr.

First Vice Chairman

Marian Williams

Second Vice Chairwoman

Marilynn Mayse

Secretary

Zaincorie Taylor-Smith

Treasurer

Roy Andy

Parliamentarian

Tara Good

Johnnie Griggs

Jamey Kirby

Michael Krywucki

Eric Stark

LaKisha Stark

** Roughly half of SouthFair's Board Members have served over seven years.

SouthFair's mission is to improve the quality of life for the residents of South Dallas through the promotion of neighborhood revitalization, primarily through the development of affordable housing, economic activity and the provision of needed support services. Further, to promote housing choice for low and moderate income households, SouthFair will consider the development of affordable housing as needed within the greater Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area.

DONATIONS

If you desire to financially support SouthFair you can send donations to the address below. All donors will receive a receipt and a letter of acknowledgment.

Click here to print a copy of our pledge form or donate online.

SouthFair CDC

PO Box 150353

Dallas, TX 75315

Greetings,

Thank you for taking the time to read SouthFair's December 2014 newsletter. We are very happy to share some of our successes and also provide useful information about community revitalization in South Dallas. As always we appreciate your support! -Annie

Fair Park Estates: End of Year Purchases

SouthFair closed on three houses this quarter. We are so very happy to share the great success of our residents that have worked so hard to achieve this accomplishment.

Luiska Harkey first came to SouthFair in the summer 2014. She was ready to purchase in just four short months. Congrats to Ms. Harkey!

Harkey on the Porch of Her New Home

Thanks Service First

Mr. Kinney and Ms. Williams graduated from SouthFair's rent to own program by purchasing their home in November 2014. They con attest to all of the hard work and dedication it takes to achieve the goal of homeownership. Along with his cousin who purchased a home from SouthFair this summer, Mr. Kinney is now a homeowner in the neighborhood he grew up in.

Kinney & Williams Proud New Homeowners

Thanks Alliance Mortgage

Deneisha Leonard ended our year with a direct purchase in December. We are happy to have her in the neighborhood.

Ms. Leonard's new home

Thanks Evolve

"How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because some day in life you will have been all these."

-George Washington Carver

1864 - 1943

Seniors Attend State Fair of Texas

Our Seniors enjoyed their second year attending the State Fair of Texas via SouthFair's Senior Care Program. In collaboration with SouthFair's senior apartment complex, AYA, we sent 15 seniors to the fair. They are already looking forward to next year!

Board Member Spotlight: Zaincorie Taylor-Smith

Zaincorie Taylor-Smith is a third year board member and serves as Treasurer for SouthFair. Taylor-Smith is a passionate and sincere individual that goes the extra mile whenever possible. We are glad to have her on the board!

Getting to know Zaincorie:

Where born: City, State- Angelina County, Texas

Favorite restaurant, dish, or pig-out food - Anything delicious, a true foodie.

Family ?- Married to Walter Smith IV, kindest man on this side of creation, pain in my butt and protector of my heart.

Famous person you would most like to meet- Meh

Words that describe you best - Genuine and kind

In your spare time you . . . -Surf the interwebs

If you've learned one thing in life, it is . . . - You reap the seeds you sow

What are your hopes/desires for SouthFair and the South Dallas community?- that the community will be a thriving, bustling metropolitan Mecca without gentrification or losing its cultural identity. And that SouthFair will be one of the major catalysts in seeing this through in the near future.

SouthFair Community Development Corporation | 2610 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Dallas, TX 75215 | 214-421-1363 [email protected] | www.southfaircdc.org

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