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Some see things as they are and wonder WHY?
Others dream things as they ought to be and decide WHY NOT?
BACKGROUND
WHY NOT? Community Housing Corporation was established in February of 1996 as a 501©3 non-profit California corporation. Most of 1996 was devoted to establishing the corporation and completing start-up work. Starting with two houses in 1997, our goal has increased each year. In 2004, we accomplished our goal of completing two new homes and the rehabilitation of six houses. Last year, WHY NOT? commenced a program to acquire distressed properties in the community of South Oroville. We first acquired and rehabilitated 12 houses in the South Oroville area. We presently have 12 more houses underway for rehabilitation projects.
Officers of WHY NOT? hold both a Real Estate Broker’s license and a General Building Contractor’s license with a Home Improvement Certification and a (C-21) Building Moving and Demolition specialty license. We are members of the Enterprise Foundation Network and the Mercy Housing Foundation Building Healthier Communities Network. We are members of the Sacramento Housing Alliance, the Oroville Chamber of Commerce, the Oroville Association of Realtors, the Oroville Rotary Club and the Rental Housing Association.
MISSION
The mission of WHY NOT? Community Housing Corporation is to:
1) Revitalize declining neighborhoods through the rehabilitation of distressed and blighted properties,
2) Re-employ substandard houses where illicit activities occur and unsafe conditions exist and thereby expand, improve and preserve the supply of safe, decent, affordable housing for low-income families,
3) Increase the opportunity for home ownership for low and moderate-income persons and families, and
4) Rekindle community pride and eliminate conditions which cause neighborhoods to decline.
5) Provide the opportunity for children with special needs to experience nature.
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