Programs

• Operated a self-help housing program funded through a grant from the Rural Economic Community Development Services. This was the first Self-Help program in the nation to include persons with developmental disabilities.

• Collaborated in the "Homeownership Opportunities Today" project funded in 1992 through a grant from the Arkansas Governor's Developmental Disabilities Council. Our partner agencies in this project were The Supported Housing Office of Arkansas Rehabilitation Services, Focus, Inc., and Integrity Services, Inc. ASN was responsible for assisting 12 of the more than 40 individuals with disabilities who became homeowners during the period of this grant.

• Received a grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank in 1994 to provide financial assistance to twenty low income families and individuals with disabilities to assist with homeownership. Our partner in this project is the First National Bank of Siloam Springs.

• Received the Maxwell Award of Excellence from the Fannie Mae Foundation in 1996. This award, one of eight made in the nation, was in recognition of our work to create homeownership opportunities for individuals with disabilities.

• Appointed as Arkansas' state contact for the National Home of Your Own Alliance. The Alliance is made up of coalitions in twenty three states dedicated to providing homeownership opportunities for individuals with disabilities.

• Received a grant from the F.B. Heron Foundation in 2000 to assist homeowners with disabilities in emergency maintenance and repair needs.

• In 2003, participated in a national survey conducted by Temple University addressing homeownership issues facing individuals with disabilities.
  

For more information on our Affordable Housing program, please contact Syard Evans.