Sioux Empire Housing Partnership

The Sioux Empire Housing partnership(sehp) assists low-to-moderate income homebuyers and renters financially succeed in our community by maintaining safe and affordable Housing. Sehp provides Housing counseling services for prepurchase and rental Housing education services, financial literacy education, credit history review and personal money management budgeting. In 2023, sehp's education programs served 690 families and individuals. All of our classes are offered in person as well as virtual which enables us to provide education across the state.sehp promotes our services targeting financial institutions, community members, Housing management agencies, nonprofits working with low income and/or minority populations, as well as through social media. Our staff promotes services within the communities by providing outreach and marketing materials during fairs, festivals and other multicultural events. Sehp works with the following: greater Sioux falls chamber of commerce, the Sioux falls development foundation, the city of Sioux falls, surrounding county governments, the 211 helpline center, realtors, mortgage loan officers, the multicultural center and caminando juntos to reach our diverse community. Sehp measures success of the programs by follow-up calls, surveys, as well as outreach to the community.