Affordable Housing Partnership of the Capital Region

Counseling- the Affordable Housing Partnership (ahp) provides Housing counseling services to first-time homebuyers and existing homeowners. Services are provided through individual advisement and group workshops. For first-time buyers, ahp provides mortgage and grant pre-qualification counseling, credit advice, budget counseling, and education. Ahp also serves as a clearinghouse of information on down payment assistance programs, energy efficiency programs and Affordable Housing projects. Ahp partners with the albany community land trust (aclt) and offers its buyers financial counseling and assistance. Over 500 households attended group workshops during the year. Ahp counseled nearly 358 new first time home buyer clients and 96 mortgage default clients.

Community development - ahp has developed a revitalization plan for the sheridan hollow neighborhood surrounding its office on orange street. Planning work will be completed by ahp staff as well as subcontracted expert consultants. Ahp has supported the sheridan hollow neighborhood association as they have worked to bring local and state resources to this neighborhood where 45% of the households live below the poverty level. Ahp facilitated monthly neighborhood association meetings for feedback on the planning efforts coordinated by ahp.

Energy - ahp provides outreach and assistance to low income homeowners applying for a nyserda home energy assessment and financing to complete home energy improvements. In conjunction with this, ahp manages a home repair program. Additionally, ahp is implementing a rooftop solar program for low income homeowners using program funds from nyserda. Ahp assisted over 70 households with energy efficiency projects during the year.

Aclt - ahp shares staff and office space/equipment with the albany community land trust (aclt), an independent nonprofit organization that provides complementary Housing development and property management programs. Ahp is the employer of record and is reimbursed by aclt for the cost of staff and overhead expenses.