Housing & Neighborhood Development Annual Report 2022-2023

Affordable Housing

Program Helps Make Dreams Come True

Pre-K teacher and single mother Adonya Douglas was ready to buy her first home, but the thought of a down payment made her nervous. When she found the three-bedroom house of her dreams, her friend and Realtor Tran Nguyen suggested she work with Angela Whiteford at Atlantic Bay Mortgage for financing. Whiteford had the “perfect” program for Douglas – the Public Service Heroes Homebuyer Assistance Program, one of the City’s three down payment initiatives. “I was thinking I had to have a big down payment,” said Douglas. “Angela explained the application process for the homebuyer program and how much I would save. She told me what I needed to do, then she set it all up.” The program provides free homebuyer classes and one-on-one homeownership counseling provided by City partner Housing Consultants Group (HCG). HCG works with lenders and Realtors interested in the first-time homebuyer market, which is how Whiteford knew about the program, which was launched this year. “If not for the public service program, my new home wouldn’t be possible,” Douglas said. Before moving in, she brought her boys – Landon, 8, and Luke 4 – to see the house and talk about having their own spaces. They had always lived in two-bedroom apartments so her youngest had never had his own bedroom. “Luke was like, ‘my room?!’ It was wonderful to see their facial expressions,” she said. Douglas says public service workers are often overlooked. “To see that other people are looking out for us really means a lot. I’m so thankful.” Learn more at www.greensboro-nc.gov/ HomebuyerAssistance.

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