Welcome to CHWC Online

CHWC, Inc. is considered one of the most dynamic community development corporations in the greater Kansas City area. Since 2002, we have helped jumpstart significant housing development and commercial projects in urban core KCK. Our mission is to stabilize, revitalize and reinvest in communities through improved housing and other related developments.

Building houses is only part of the equation to building healthy neighborhoods. Our major programs and services include:

  • Housing and commercial development
  • Real estate marketing and sales
  • Home buyer education programs
  • Community organizing and safety efforts

Vision

Kansas City Kansas/Wyandotte County is a diverse and vibrant community welcoming families with housing, employment, educational and economic opportunities making our neighborhoods a community where people are proud to live.

Mission

CHWC stabilizes, revitalizes and reinvests in communities through improved housing and other related developments. It is our mission to provide affordable housing opportunities to families wishing to live in the urban core of Kansas City, Kansas. We also provide housing education and assistance to first time, and low income, families and individuals.

Donate

CHWC is always accepting donations. If you would like to donate, please make checks payable to: Community Housing of Wyandotte County, and send to:


Community Housing of Wyandotte County
2 South 14th Street
Kansas City, KS 66102

 

 



Welcome our new Board Members!

CHWC is proud to announce the following individuals have joined our board:

  • Brent Miles - President of Wyandotte Economic Development Council

  • Maria Porta - Vice President, Community Development for Capital Federal Bank

  • Steve Kucharo - St. Joseph/St. Benedict Neighborhood Resident and teacher at Resurrection School

  • Brian McKiernan - St. Peter's Neighborhood Resident and professor at Rockhurst University

  • Tim Orrick - Owner/Principal, Orrick Law Group

  • Larry Greenbaum - Corporate Attorney, McAnany VanCleave and Phillips

  • Father Gary Pennings - Vicar General, Archdiocese of Northeast Kansas

Save the Date!

Click here for our Evening Under the Stars Save the Date eCard. Please forward to anyone you think may be interested.

The latest edition of CHWC's newsletter is out now!

Click here to download the PDF.

Join CHWC for its 2nd Annual Evening Under the Stars Fundraiser

August 28th has been announced as the date for CHWC's annual fundraiser. Building on the success of last year's event, CHWC will once again hold the fundriaser on the rooftop of Los Cabos at the Legends at Village West. The event will feature a delicious Mexican buffet, live music and prizing, and what will surely be lasting memories among friends and colleagues. Call us at 913-342-7580 for information about ticket pricing.

Studio 804 Announces 2nd Open House

On June 5th from noon - 4 pm, Studio 804 will have an Open House of its environmentally passive house it has constructed in the Prescott Neighborhood. Click here to view the open house invitation.

The Pitch recognizes Studio 804's work in Prescott!

The Kansas City alternative newspaper, The Pitch, recently ran a frontpage story on KU's Studio 804 and its construction of the Passive House in Prescott. Click here to view the story.

Thank You!

Thank you to everyone who attended or donated to the CHWC 2010 Spring Luncheon! Click on the Events tab above for all the pictures.

CHWC teams with KU's Studio 804

4/16/10 Update - Click here for a picture of the groundbreaking, and here for a PDF summary of the project.

Nationally recognized Studio 804 to construct sustainable, affordable home in the Prescott Neighborhood. Click here to view their Web site and follow the construction progress.

CHWC partners with Unified Govt. for NSP program.

In partnership with the Unified Government of Wyandotte County, CHWC is a proud partner in the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) to combat vacant and foreclosed homes in our community. This program is funded by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA), which is administered by the Department of Commerce with the State of Kansas. The funds administered will result in the construction of new single-family homes in the Kansas City area, to be completed mid 2010.

Photos from CHWC's Evening Under the Stars fundraiser now available.

Click here to check out photos from the event.

Kansas Housing Resource Corporation awards CHWC with Recovery Act funds.

The Kansas Housing Resource Corporation has awarded CHWC with Recovery Act funds to help finance House to Home. Click here to read their official press release.

Thanks to Power Action!

A big Thank You goes out to Synod of the Heartland, from Orange County, Iowa, and Donnie Thomas, the Kenningston Community Area Watch/Chelsea President. Each played a big part in helping to improve and clean-up the Chelsea Community Garden!

Check out Photos from the event.

Thank you to all recent Donors!

  • Ameriprise
  • Archdiocese of Kansas City, KS
  • Breidenthal-Snyder Foundation
  • Burlington Northern Santa Fe Foundation
  • FB Herron Foundation
  • Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
  • Hall Family Foundation
  • H & R Block
  • Greater Kansas City LISC
  • NeighborWorks America
  • Security Bank of Kansas City
  • State Street Foundation
  • Special thanks to Senator Brownback's 2009 HUD-Economic Development Initiative (EDI) Grant for St. Peters-Waterway. This tremendous support will allow this project to continue to move forward in the future.






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