WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – The New Hanover Community Endowment (NHCE) on Sept. 30 announced $14 million in grant awards for affordable housing efforts.
The funding went to:
- New H.O.P.E. CDC: $3,060,000
- Cape Fear Collective (Block by Block Production): $837,000
- Salvation Army: $1,000,000
- Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity: $3,500,000
- Wilmington REALTORS Foundation: $650,000
- Cape Fear Community Land Trust: $200,000
- Eden Village: $300,000
- Financial Protection Law Center: $300,000
- Domestic Violence Shelter and Services: $594,619
- Coastal Horizons Center (Open House Youth Services): $600,000
- WARM NC: $600,000
- Cape Fear Collective: $900,000
- Good Shepherd Center: $1,655,000
- One Christian Network: $225,000
- Better Is Possible: $150,000
- Coastal Horizons Center: $200,000
- LINC: $200,000
“I’m proud of this first step,” said Network Officer Terri Burhans, who oversees the community development pillar for NHCE. “And we have to recognize that housing is just one part of an ecosystem. To solve this complicated issue, we’ll need to address everything from food insecurity to income disparities.”
The funding for Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity will go towards new home construction at Haven Place in Castle Hayne, and other funding will support infrastructure for a 14-unit townhome development titled Legacy Landing Phase II…