Welcome to CHWC!
CHWC, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)3 community development corporation, serving the urban core of Kansas City, KS. Since our inception in 2002, CHWC has provided more than 160 desperately needed new and renovated homes to low-to-moderate income families. In addition, we have provided millions of dollars in financial assistance to new and existing homeowners, combated crime and blight, and encouraged community engagement in the urban core neighborhoods.
We do much more than simply build houses - we create communities. Our major programs and services include:
Affordable Housing Development
Since its inception, CHWC has constructed and rehabbed more than 160 homes, which are made available to moderate and low-income families and individuals.
Homeownership Promotion & Preservation
CHWC provides free homebuyer education, budgeting and lending assistance, and other resources for first time and low income homebuyers.
Community Organizing
Our full-time community organizer brings residents together for community improvement projects such as graffiti abatement, mural creation, and community garden construction. He also provides Art & Technology after-school courses for area youth and residents.
Latest News
EPIC featured on KCPT's The Local Show
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EPIC in the KC Star
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CHWC reminds consumers to beware of foreclosure rescue scams
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FREE Homebuyer Orientation Course
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CHWC awarded grant by LISC
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2011 Annual Report now online
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CHWC awarded Wells Fargo Grant
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CHWC offers suggestions to avoid foreclosure
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New CHWC Video
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CHWC announces free homebuyer orientation seminars
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CHWC awarded Bank of America grant
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2 New Homes for Sale
716 and 718 Oakland Ave.
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Douglass Sumner Redevelopment
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CHWC now a HUD Certified Counseling Agency
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