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Why Should Realtors^® Get Involved?

CRRA Housing Opportunity Foundation

Vision: Realtors^® affecting a better quality of life in the region.

Mission: Position and educate Realtors^® as leaders, promote homeownership and provide funding to create housing opportunities.

Goals:

Educate Realtors^® about fair and affordable housing
Educate workforce housing homebuyers
Advocate for workforce-housing
Fund workforce-housing programs
Promote volunteerism and philanthropic activities by Realtors^®

History: In late 2002, the CRRA Board of Directors spent almost half of their annual strategic-planning retreat discussing how the association could improve its charitable efforts through its CRRA Charitable Foundation. Tony Smith, 2003 CRRA president, appointed a presidential advisory group to make recommendations to the CRRA Board of Directors on how to organize the charitable efforts of the association with the focus of the efforts on affordable housing.

In spring 2003, the CRRA Board of Directors approved the mission and vision for the foundation and established two funds at the Foundation For The Carolinas (FFTC): one "endowed fund" for long-term projects and one "non-endowed fund" for ongoing activities. The board also approved changing the name of the foundation to the CRRA Housing Opportunity Foundation (HOF).

The foundation is the umbrella organization for the association's focus on workforce housing. In addition to the Home Giveaway^SM Program, other elements of the association include the Fair and Affordable Housing Advisory Council and the Workforce Housing Certificate Program, the latter of which includes a range of educational workshops to teach Realtors^® how to work with first-time homebuyers. New programs being considered include a direct financial-assistance program and a grants program.

Contributions

Contribute to the Housing Opportunity Foundation using the online gift form.
Download and print a pledge card in Adobe PDF format.

Guidelines for memorials/honorariums to the Foundation

Please make checks payable to the Housing Opportunity Foundation.
Provide the name of the individual the donation is being made in memory or in honor of and include a mailing address of the individual or family to receive acknowledgement of the donation.
Mail check to:
CRRA Housing Opportunity Foundation
Attn: Terri Marshall

For more information on the CRRA Housing Opportunity Foundation please contact Terri Marshall, execuitve director, at (704) 940-3148 or email Terri.

Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at 1-919-807-2214. The license is not an endorsement by the state.

Equal Housing Opportunity

REALTORŽ -- A Registered collective membership mark that identifies a real estate professional who is a member of the National Association of REALTORSŽ and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics.