The TCHDC has announced that they are moving offices to Front Street, as well as offering a new program.
Tri-County Housing Development Corporation (TCHDC) has good news for Harrisburg-area residents, as well as for the future of the organization.
Last week, TCHDC announced that it will move its operations to a new office on N. Front Street in downtown Harrisburg on Wednesday and become a partner in a state homeownership counseling program.
The organization will move from its current location on the 1500-block of Derry Street to a first-floor office in the Pennsylvania Housing Financing Agency (PHFA) building at 201 N. Front St.
PHFA also approved TCHDC to join its Comprehensive Homeownership Counseling Network in its Level Up Program. The program works with nonprofit organizations to help them create their own housing counseling programs.
For years, Harrisburg-based Tri County Community Action offered a similar service to nonprofits, until ending it this past June. PHFA’s program now fills that gap in services.
“We’re actually the first organization in the program,” said TCHDC Executive Director Gary Lenker.
Lenker said that he is happy to have a service like this return to the area.
“It will provide another opportunity for homebuyer counseling,” Lenker said. “There is a real need for it, and we’re excited to provide that service.”
According to Lenker, the office’s move to the PHFA building goes “hand-in-hand” with TCHDC’s decision to participate in the homeownership program.
“They have a really nice community room that we can use for homebuyer counseling,” Lenker said.
The schedule for the homebuyer counseling classes has yet to be finalized.
Lenker said that the courses will fit with the organization’s mission “to provide affordable housing to persons and families throughout the city and in surrounding areas.”
To learn more about Tri County Housing Development Corporation, visit their website.
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