CHWC’s House to Home initiative is an affordable project that consist of 24 single family homes using LIHTCs in two different neighborhoods, Riverview and Escalade Heights (now called Meadowlark Valley). House to Home allows families to rent while undergoing homeownership counseling or education with the end goal of becoming homeowners. CHWC has built 16 units in Meadowlark Valley and 8 units in the Riverview neighborhood. CHWC has built many new single family homes in both Meadowlark Valley and the Riverview neighborhood.
Since this property has received funding in part through the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program, a certain number of units are set aside for lower income households. Households must earn either less than 50% or 60% of the area median income (depending on the set-aside option chosen by the property owner) to qualify for these units. Rents in these units are capped at a maximum of 30% of the set-aside area median income (adjusted for unit size). Some rental units in this property may not be subject to LIHTC and therefore have higher rents and no maximum household income requirement.