I am the communications manager for a nonprofit affordable housing provider with 15 years of public relations and communications experience.
CHP, Dimension Renewable Energy Launch Solar Savings Program
Community Housing Partners (CHP) and Dimension Renewable Energy are making good on their promise to deliver the benefits of shared solar to Virginia households. On Nov. 9, they hosted Virginia’s first community solar kickoff celebration at Townsquare at Dumfries Apartments in Dumfries, Virginia, and have already enrolled dozens of residents in guaranteed future savings on their utility bills.
CHP's Community Impact Report
In 2021, as Community Housing Partners (CHP) navigated the second year of the pandemic, our employees and partners once again demonstrated remarkable dedication to CHP’s mission to create homes and communities that are healthy, sustainable, and affordable.
CHP’s Townsquare at Dumfries Offers Affordable Living in Northern Virginia
Located about 30 miles south of Washington, D.C., the Town of Dumfries has much to offer but, like many communities in Northern Virginia, faces a shortage of affordable rental options for its growing population. Community Housing Partners (CHP), which develops affordable and sustainable housing throughout the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, has been working to change that.
Rent Relief Program Provided Much-Needed Assistance to CHP Households
Like renters around the country, Virginia Beach resident Suree Foose faced lost wages and financial uncertainty due to the pandemic. But after Community Housing Partners (CHP) helped her apply for assistance through the Virginia Rent Relief Program last year, her situation changed.
Janaka Casper, CEO of Community Housing Partners, Announces Retirement
Beginning in 1976, Casper helped transform CHP from an all-volunteer group providing home repairs in Virginia’s New River Valley to a leading affordable housing nonprofit serving the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic.
CHP Ranked Among 2022 Best Places to Work in Virginia
Community Housing Partners (CHP), which provides affordable and sustainable housing across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, has been named one of the 2022 Best Places to Work in Virginia. The annual list of the Best Places to Work in Virginia was created by Virginia Business magazine and the Best Companies Group.
CHP Centers Residents in Renovations at Blacksburg Townhome Community
When staff members at Community Housing Partners (CHP) began planning renovations at Cedar Crest Apartments in Blacksburg, Virginia, they knew that the resident perspective would be a critical part of the decision-making process.
CHP and Project Partners Launch Healthy Homes Pilot Program in Northern Virginia
The state’s largest weatherization provider and a leading Northern Virginia healthcare organization are teaming up to ensure that patients have a healthy and energy efficient place to live. The pilot program, which launched this month, builds on long-established connections between health and housing.
CHP’s Summer Reading Program Reached Two Dozen Communities in 2021
Addison, a young resident of Overlook Terrace Apartments in Fredericksburg, Virginia, had a strong opinion about her favorite book this summer. Her answer? “Pigs Can’t Fly” because, she said, “the book was about a pig who tried to be other animals he wasn’t.” She was one of several youth at the apartment community who finished this summer with a healthy amount of reading thanks to the CHP Reads! Summer Reading Program.
Pop-Up Vaccine Clinics Benefit Residents, Employees at CHP Communities
When coronavirus vaccines first became available earlier this year, Community Housing Partners (CHP) wasted no time in encouraging residents and employees to get vaccinated.
CHP Reads! Summer Reading Program to Reach Even More Youth in 2021
A reading program designed to help kids stay sharp over the summer months has not only returned for a third year in a row—it’s reaching more children and teens than ever this year.
2020: A Year of Resilience at CHP
The whole world changed in 2020. Workplaces shut down, schools closed, and lockdowns began in response to COVID-19. Community Housing Partners (CHP) quickly responded to the pandemic by implementing new public health and safety protocols, closing offices and community centers, and distributing masks and personal protective equipment to protect our staff and residents.
Health & Housing
For over 45 years, Community Housing Partners (CHP) has created positive health outcomes for the individuals and families we serve.
CHP Connected More Than 500 Households with Rent Relief in 2020
Between loss of wages and unpaid bills, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought financial uncertainty to renters around the country, especially those in low-income communities. In 2020, Community Housing Partners (CHP) worked to connect hundreds of households at its apartment communities with more than $789,000 in rent relief from state and local sources—work that continues into 2021.
CHP Awarded $1.3 Million in State Housing Loans for Yorktown, Galax Developments
Community Housing Partners (CHP), a Virginia-based provider of affordable and sustainable housing, recently received $1.3 million in Affordable and Special Needs Housing loans for two real estate development projects in Virginia.