Culpeper Community Development Corporation

Shelter program: the organization owns and operates an emergency family shelter for residents of Culpeper, Virginia and surrounding counties who are either homeless or temporarily displaced from their homes. In addition to providing shelter, the organization attempts to find stable, permanent housing for families within 30 days of their entering the shelter. The organization also continued emergency housing programs in reponse to the covis 19 pandemic. Under this state funded program, homeless families and individuals are temporarily housed in motel rooms. 147 people received assistance under this effort through june 30, 2023. Funding for the emergency shelter program is scheduled to end june 30, 2023.

Homeless rapid rehousing program: the organization provides homeless families and individuals the financial assistance for security deposits and first month rent to move into permanent housing. Case management is provided and additional rental assistance if needed. The program provided 97 homeless individuals and households with permanent housing.

Homeless intervention program: this program attempts to prevent homelessness by providing assistance with rent payments, security deposits, and utility deposits to families facing eviction within 14 days. Applicants are eligible if they have endured a hardship that has caused financial distress and if they are working or actively seeking work. 39 homeless families or families facing eviction were assisted to find or retain permanent housing.with a state imposed moratorium on evictions, as part of the response to the pandemic, the number of people needing and qualifying for this service has temporarily declined.

Affordable housing program: the organization owns two apartments in Culpeper, Virginia that are operated as low-income rental housing. The organization manages 47 units at ann wingfield that were recently renocated and expanded by 12 units. Land was purchased, grants obtained and predevelopment work initiated under the low income housing tax credit programm to construct 47 new apartment units to be known as parkside apartments.