1. 2007 Fiscal Year Annual Report
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Community Housing
of Wyandotte County

2. T
here is a new optimism in
Wyandotte County that is
bringing collective energy to
the urban core neighborhoods
of Kansas City, Kansas. With each new
house and quality resident program,
more families come to these historic
neighborhoods and find a new pride in
calling KCK “home.”
Community Housing of Wyandotte
County is proud to be a part of this new
movement by offering diverse housing
opportunities, playing a role in increasing
property values, and helping to enhance
safety on each block.
This 2007 Fiscal Year Annual Report tells
the story of progress and highlights the
anticipated programs ahead. n
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3. Dear Friends
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Funders
hank you for giving us the opportunity to continue our efforts to stabilize,
revitalize, and reinvest in communities through improved housing and related developments.
In April, as we celebrated our first fundraising luncheon, we declared it was “A New
Day in KCK!” and for CHWC, the 2007 fiscal year was truly that! While we continued to help families realize the dream of homeownership and expanded our reach
throughout our seven targeted neighborhoods, we also took time to celebrate successes and re-evaluate our organization.
The changes occurring in urban core neighborhoods throughout Kansas City are remarkable. In the past year, CHWC has built and sold over 20 new and rehabbed homes. The
Neighborhood Ambassador’s Program provided almost $6,000 to our target neighborhoods. The Crime and Safety Initiative Youth Arts Program continues to go from strength to
strength. This academic year, students at McKinley Elementary and West Middle schools are
enjoying free of charge classes in clay, improvisation, hip hop dance, and movement.
Our Cathedral Pointe Development was honored as a finalist in the Community Impact category of the Capstone Awards for Real Estate Excellence. The Department of
Housing and Urban Development awarded CHWC with the Best Practice Award for
an Entitlement Project; the Historic Kansas City Foundation acknowledged CHWC’s
efforts in restoring and rehabbing Historic Fire Station #9; and most recently the Kansas Housing Conference awarded us the Ad Astra Award for Special Achievement in
Affordable Housing Development.
Internally, we decided it was time to celebrate the new day and update our name and
logo. In July, we officially became known as Community Housing of Wyandotte County
Inc. As you will see, we updated our
identity to reflect the communities we
serve. While our name and logo may have
changed, our mission, vision, and dedication to our community has not.
Thank you for your continued support
and belief in our programs and our
community. With your help, it really is a
new day in KCK!
Best Regards,
Craig Gaffney
Board Chair
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Michael Avery
Executive Director
Thank you to the many organizations and individuals who provided support:
Straub Construction Company, Inc.
TRAK East
UMB Bank
US Bank
U.S. Department of Justice
Unified Government of Wyandotte County
United Way of Wyandotte County
American Red Cross — Wyandotte
County Chapter
Aspen Salon & Spa
Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
BHC Rhodes
Bank Midwest
Bank of America
Brotherhood Bank & Trust
CBIZ, Inc.
Capital Federal Savings Bank
City Vision Ministries, Inc.
Community Foundation of
Wyandotte County
Country Club Bank
El Centro, Inc.
Energetiks
F.B. Heron Foundation
First Biomedical Inc.
Gould Evans Affiliates
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
Greater Kansas City Local Initiatives
Support Corporation
H & R Block Foundation
Hall Family Foundation
Haren Laughlin Construction
Heartland Habitat for Humanity
Home Builders Association of
Greater Kansas City
J.E. Dunn
Kansas City Equity Fund
Kansas City Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Kansas City Winnelson Company
Kansas Housing Conference
Kauffman Fund for Kansas City
M & I Bank
Marsh & Company
McAnany Van Cleave & Phillips
Midwest Housing Equity Group
NeighborWorks America
Oppenheimer & Co.
Schifman, Remley & Associates
School Linked Services
Security Bank
State Street Foundation
Individuals
Mary Aimone
Lawrence Allen
Jim Anderson
Fred Andrews
Michael and Susan Avery
Debra Box
Michael Burns
Chris Carroll
Susan Carroll
Barton Cohen
David Duckers
Elizabeth Fast
Wayne Feurrbon
Craig Gaffney
Sandy Goodwin
Darrell and Kim Hein
Owen Kross
Melinda and Steve Linnell
Jeffrey Lipsky
Kevin Morris
Ramon and Sally Murguia
Joan Nickum
James and Janice Owens
Michael and Jan Price
Mary Pryor
Joseph and Amy Reardon
Murray Rhodes
James and Meredith Schraeder
Kipp Simmons
Donny and Daina Smith
Daniel Stepp
Greg and Lisa Take
Gilbert and Ofelia Valle
Thomas Walsh
Sue Willman
Justin Wilson
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4. A New Dawn for Housing
D
espite a lackluster real estate market nationally, housing development was one of CHWC’s strong
points in fiscal year 2007. The award winning Cathedral Pointe Development led
the way as a shining example of CHWC’s
work in transforming the community.
This past year, an additional 25 homes
were built or rehabbed. Eighteen families
achieved the dream of homeownership
and became members of the Cathedral
Neighborhood Association. High-quality
craftsmanship and materials go into each
CHWC new or rehabbed house, which
enhances the value to homeowners purchasing a house in the urban core.
Affordable homeownership and financial
stability are at the heart of what we do.
To assist all new homeowners, CHWC
offered credit counseling and home
buyer education classes. The overall
goal of CHWC’s housing efforts is to
create strong and sustainable neighborhoods. While CHWC works hard to serve
the housing needs of low-to-moderate
income families, we strive to create diversified neighborhoods for long-term
viability.
Called a mixed-income strategy, it has led
to great success:
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45% of homes are sold at market rates
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80% of all CHWC homes are purchased by minority families
Neighborhoods are reaping the benefits:
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Home values increased significantly
faster in neighborhoods where CHWC
is working relative to the urban core as
a whole.
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Crime has dropped significantly faster
in CHWC neighborhoods than in the
KCK urban core as a whole.
In the coming year, CHWC will finish the
$24 million investment in the Cathedral
neighborhood. In the Bethany neighborhood, CHWC will break ground on
Village of Fountains, a senior living
campus featuring 59 assisted living
units and 20 independent living units in
a park-like setting. Built on the former
Bethany Hospital site, Village of Foun5
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5. A New Dawn for Housing
tains will represent a $10 million investment in the Central Avenue corridor
and neighborhood.
program. Phase I of this project will
provide the neighborhood with 20 new
homes. The program will allow families
to rent the homes and after 15 years
have the option to purchase. During
this period, the families will have the
opportunity to attend homeownership
classes and credit counseling sessions.
For many families, this program is a
rare opportunity to work toward homeownership. For the neighborhood, it
will represent 20 new homeowners, an
investment of $4 million, and substantial infrastructure upgrades — not seen
in this neighborhood for more than
40 years.
Together with City Vision Ministries,
CHWC is looking to increase the number of new homes in the Strawberry Hill
neighborhood. In particular, CHWC will
add another six new town homes, featuring modern urban living with views of the
downtown skyline of both Kansas City,
Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri. In order to maintain economic diversity, these
town homes will be offered at market rate.
In another KCK neighborhood, CHWC
will undertake an ambitious rent-to-own
A Shining Moment
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n April 11, CHWC celebrated “A
New Day in KCK!” with more
than 200 neighborhood leaders,
friends, and supporters. The inaugural
fundraising luncheon held at the Reardon Center provided CHWC with the
opportunity to celebrate its successes
of recent years and share its continuing
plans for the revitalization of Kansas
City’s urban core neighborhoods. Due
to its success, CHWC may continue its
mission to stabilize, revitalize, and reinvest in communities through improved
housing and other related developments.
2007 Accolades
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April 2007
Capstone Awards for Real
Estate Excellence n Honoree —
Community Impact category
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May 2007
Historic Kansas City Foundation n
Restoration/Rehabilitation of
Historic Fire Station #9
CHWC is grateful for the strong and loyal
commitment to its mission by its many
funders in the corporate and philanthropic
community. This support has provided
funds to build affordable homes, provide
community organizing support to neighborhoods, conduct homebuyer education
and credit counseling services, and implement the many crime and safety initiative
programs serving the community.
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June 2007
Department of Housing and
Urban Development n Y’All Come
Conference — Lawrence Kansas
— Best Practice Award for an
Entitlement Development
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July 2007
Kansas Housing Conference n
Ad Astra Award — Special
Achievement in Affordable
Housing Development — Urban
and Suburban
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6. Rays of Hope
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neighborhood will not flourish
without engaged and committed
residents. To support these efforts, CHWC has created several programs
and projects to increase resident participation, build leadership, improve safety
and reduce crime, and provide enriching
activities in our target neighborhoods:
Strawberry Hill, Chelsea/Kensington, St.
Joseph/St. Benedict, Riverview, Bethany,
Prescott, and St. Peter/Waterway.
Rays of Hope
from May to August to cover the costs
of celebrations, picnics, clean-ups, and
back-to-school drives.
CHWC’s Community Safety Initiative,
funded by the U.S. Department of Justice,
provided creative solutions to developing
a safe and crime-free community. First, by
establishing crime and safety committees
in each neighborhood, residents can address their unique needs. Most exciting,
CHWC offered its CSI Youth Arts Program to two KCK public schools this academic year. Students at McKinley Elementary and West Middle schools participated
in after-school enrichment classes such
as hip hop dance, improvisation, clay and
art, and music and movement. The classes
were offered free of charge on early dismissal days and provided a safe alternative
for students. CHWC hopes to continue
expanding this program to many schools
throughout Wyandotte County.
The Neighborhood Ambassador Program plays a key role in this effort.
Now in its second year, the Neighborhood Ambassador Program has helped
CHWC’s seven target neighborhoods
fund many activities during summer
months. Thanks to the generous support of The Racing Authority of Kansas
East Foundation, neighborhoods received ongoing training and support,
including a stipend of $250 per month
More than 50 residents received
valuable homeownership
information at this year’s
NeighborWorks Week workshops.
As a charter member of the national organization NeighborWorks America, CHWC
celebrates the importance of neighborhoods and their residents through the annual NeighborWorks Week. With our ongoing commitment to foster, increase, and
support homeownership, this year CHWC
partnered with Lowe’s to provide home
improvement workshops. The workshops
were free to all residents and covered important topics such as flooring, painting,
basic electrical, door and window installation, and landscaping.
Homeownership is the focal point of many
of CHWC’s programs and finding ways to
assist homeowners is always a priority.
residents through the process to develop a
Quality of Life Plan, which is its roadmap
for the future. Now with the assistance of
CHWC, St.Peter/Waterway residents have
implemented several key strategies to increase resident engagement. Committees
are now in place and managed by residents
working to create action plans, draft future
planning issues, create surveys, and plan
educational opportunities.
A new partnership with Greater Kansas
City Local Initiatives Support Corporation
and its NeighborhoodsNOW program
continued to flourish. The St.Peter/Waterway neighborhood was selected as one of
the lead neighborhoods for the program
that provides funding, development, and
community organizing support. Initially,
NeighborhoodsNOW consultants guided
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7. Financials
Financials
Assets
Revenue
Current Assets
Cash
Undesignated
O THER
$537,607
19,752
Designated
384,208
Total
403,960
Contracts and grants receivable
175,579
Prepaid expenses and deposits
11,081
Construction in progress and property available for
sale, at net realizable value
Notes receivable, current portion due
3,167,672
GRANTS & CONTRIBUTIONS
$1,503,999
123,787
Total Current Assets
HOUSING SALES GROSS
$3,091,440
3,882,079
Notes Receivable, net, less current portion above
Property & Equipment, at cost, less accumulated depreciation
Total Assets
836,386
2,117,213
$6,835,678
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable
231,605
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
364,951
Total Current Liabilities
FUNDRAISING
$99,595
M ANAGEMENT & GENER AL
$453,663
114,819
Notes payable, current portion due
Expenses including cost of homes sold
711,375
Notes Payable, less current portion due
1,409,510
Total Liabilities
Unrestricted net assets
$2,120,885
Net Assets
3,246,684
Temporarily restricted net assets
50,654
Permanently restricted net assets
1,417,455
Total Net Assets
P ROGRAM SERVICES
$4,646,296
4,714,793
Total Liabilities & Net Assets
$6,835,678
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8. Staff
Staff List:
Board List:
Michael Avery — Executive Director
Maria Evanoff — Community Organizer
Annie Flagler Trotta — Urban Planner
Patrick Gallant — Director of Housing
Services
Diana Gil — Bilingual Lending Specialist
Monica Glaser — Executive Assistant
Kim Hein — Chief Financial Officer
Staci Henry — Urban Planner
Roxane Hill — Director of Fund
Development and Community Relations
Mark Leonard — CSI Coordinator
Matt McAnaw — Maintenance and
Rehab Manager
Kipp Simmons — Accountant
Donny Smith — Director of Planning
and Development
Carmen Williams — Receptionist
Craig Gaffney — Chair
Jan Price — Immediate Past Chair
Bob DiMaggio — Vice Chair
Maye Hayes — Vice Chair
Jim Owens — Treasurer
Melinda Linnell — Secretary
Susan Carroll
David Duckers
Joanne Huey
Joan Nickum
Jim Schraeder
Crystal Sutton
Monsignor Tom Tank
Gilbert Valle
Our 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. n
Our Mission
CHWC stabilizes, revitalizes, and reinvests in communities
through improved housing and other related developments. n
Photography by Charles Welborn, Roxane Hill, and Mark Leonard.
Design by Lizzardbrand Inc.
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