Greenville Housing Fund

The Greenville Housing Network (GHN) is a new collaboration of various organizations, community leaders, business professionals and citizens in the area who are dedicated to providing affordable housing throughout the city of Greenville. The group joined together to partner in a common vision and to unify their individual efforts.

GHN recently held its second meeting, which are scheduled quarterly at the United Ministries Learning Center. Organizations represented at the meetings have included the Greenville Housing Fund, the United Way, the City of Greenville, Greenville County Redevelopment Authority (GCRA) and United Ministries, as well as approximately 25 other organizations and businesses who are concerned about the affordable housing needs in Greenville.

Attendees are given the opportunity to share relevant information, news and events with the group.  At the first meeting, Beth Templeton of United Ministries presented an extensive overview of housing-related news stories, highlighting housing issues across the country. Darrin Goss of United Way and Sharon Smathers of Greenville County updated the group on the current efforts of the Foreclosure Task Force, and Ginny Stroud of the City of Greenville and Martin Livingston of GCRA shared information about the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and the economic stimulus for housing.

At the second meeting, Naomi Rustikova from Bon Secours St. Francis spoke about the Sterling Master Plan; Deborah McKetty of the Greenville Housing Fund gave an update on the Foreclosure Task Force & SC Housing Commission; Bruce Forbes from SHARE provided information on the Weatherization Assistance Program; Ginny Stroud and Martin Livingston continued discussions on the Neighborhood Stabilization Program; and Beth Templeton shared highlights of national news in the housing industry.

If you are interested in attending or getting more information, please contact Meghan Meier at .