1. NeighborWorks Training Institute
August 20, 2013
Philadelphia, PA
Presented by
Ashani C. O’Mard
Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership, Inc.

2. HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
Developing or partnering on developments of quality mixed income communities.
CURRENT: Regional acquisition, rehab and repopulation of single-family units.
ABOUT ANDP
 22-year nonprofit focusing on affordable and mixed income communities.
 Serving Metro Atlanta Region
 8,000 + units of housing developed, financed or invested.
 Programs: Housing Development,
Housing Finance (CDFI), Policy/Advocacy
 NeighborWorks America charter member
 Since 2008, focused solely on
responding to the foreclosure crisis

3. BEST PRACTICES
 Third party service
 Tipping point Neighborhoods
 Green and sustainable
 Fully executed pilot project to
develop/test systems and procedures
 Atlanta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton,
Gwinnett and Rockdale
 Beyond NSP – “One Home Makes
a Difference – 250 Homes/3 Years
 CURRENT TOTAL
274 NSP Units, 335 Overall
FORECLOSURE REDEVELOPMENT

4. PIECE BY PIECE
 About Piece by Piece
 Staffed by ANDP
 Formed in late 2010 with 9 regional, national partners
 Has grown to 150 partner organizations
 Highlights:
 Local Government NSP, Code Enforcement, and
Hardest Hit Fund Coordination
 Housing Counseling Collaborative
 Access to Financing (203k, developer debt
products, SE and LIHTC)

5.  Few traditional affordable housing development organizations have
specific Veterans programs.
 Base towns have different needs.
 Importance of Veterans service partnerships.
 Marketing to low and moderate income Veterans.
 Veterans highly represented in
populations and neighborhoods
we seek to serve.
 Leverage status as USA Cares
Certified Military Housing
Specialist Organization.
LESSONS LEARNED

6. Piece by Piece - Veterans
With support from The Home Depot Foundation, the Piece by Piece initiative
has increased its scope to include focus on Veterans and how the foreclosure
crisis is impacting them.
 Piece by Piece – Veterans
 Build connections between Veterans groups and housing sector.
 Atlanta Regional Housing Forum
 Increase service by traditional housing development organizations.
 Connect Veterans service providers with housing counselors.
 Utilization of HUD-VASH voucher and
other resources.
 Encouraging REO donations
to meet Veterans’ housing needs.

7. ANDP’s Veterans Program
 One Home Makes a Difference - For a Veteran!
 Acquire, rehab and repopulate previously vacant foreclosed homes
 Leverage REO Donations through National Community Stabilization Trust’s
First Look Program (Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, etc.)
 Home sales for qualifying veterans and active duty personnel
 Down payment assistance program
 Rental & Lease Purchase Options
 Serve formerly homeless, low-to-moderate Veteran families
 Ensure Veterans are aware of all
housing opportunities (NSP, etc.)
 Qualifications
 Honorably discharged
 Disabled Veterans
 Active Military personnel
 Be approved by an mortgage lender
 Meet HUD income limits
 Complete Homebuyer Education

8. QUESTIONS?
Ashani C. O’Mard
404-420-1582
aomard@andpi.org