WHAT: Mayor, City Council, Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Community Partners Celebrate City’s First Renovated Residential Property Utilizing Federal Housing and Recovery Funds WHEN: Friday, September 17, 2010 10:30 a.m. WHERE: 829 Carpenter St. Columbus, OH 43206 WHO: -City of Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman -Columbus City Councilmember Charleta B. Tavares -Rev. John Edgar, Community Development for All People -Brandi Stepp, first HNHF homeowner -Steve Allen, MD, CEO of Nationwide Children’s Hospital ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman alongside City Councilmember Charleta B. Tavares, Nationwide Children’s Hospital CEO Steve Allen, MD, and community leaders, will celebrate the city’s first renovated residential property utilizing federal housing and recovery funds through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) Friday morning. In addition to NSP funds, the home located at 829 Carpenter Street was recently rehabbed as part of the Healthy Neighborhoods, Healthy Families (HNHF) initiative, a joint venture between Nationwide Children’s and Community Development for All People (CD4AP) with support from the city of Columbus and the United Way of Central Ohio. NSP was established for the purpose of stabilizing communities that have suffered from foreclosures and abandonment. Through the purchase and redevelopment of foreclosed and abandoned homes and residential properties, the goal of the program is being realized. HNHF, first announced in September 2008, is a five-pronged, public-private collaborative focused on neighborhood revitalization in Columbus’ South Side, which creates tangible outcomes through a broad-based effort that is responsive to the needs and desires of the community. -30- CONTACTS: Mary Ellen Peacock Nationwide Children’s Hospital (614) 355-0495 Cell: (614) 937-7316 Dan Williamson Mayor’s Office (614) 645-5300
Mayor, City Council, Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Community Partners Celebrate City’s First Renovated Residential Property Utilizing Federal Housing and Recovery Funds WHEN:
Friday, September 17, 2010 10:30 a.m. WHERE:
829 Carpenter St. Columbus, OH 43206 WHO:
-City of Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman -Columbus City Councilmember Charleta B. Tavares -Rev. John Edgar, Community Development for All People -Brandi Stepp, first HNHF homeowner -Steve Allen, MD, CEO of Nationwide Children’s Hospital ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman alongside City Councilmember Charleta B. Tavares, Nationwide Children’s Hospital CEO Steve Allen, MD, and community leaders, will celebrate the city’s first renovated residential property utilizing federal housing and recovery funds through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) Friday morning. In addition to NSP funds, the home located at 829 Carpenter Street was recently rehabbed as part of the Healthy Neighborhoods, Healthy Families (HNHF) initiative, a joint venture between Nationwide Children’s and Community Development for All People (CD4AP) with support from the city of Columbus and the United Way of Central Ohio. NSP was established for the purpose of stabilizing communities that have suffered from foreclosures and abandonment. Through the purchase and redevelopment of foreclosed and abandoned homes and residential properties, the goal of the program is being realized. HNHF, first announced in September 2008, is a five-pronged, public-private collaborative focused on neighborhood revitalization in Columbus’ South Side, which creates tangible outcomes through a broad-based effort that is responsive to the needs and desires of the community. -30- CONTACTS: Mary Ellen Peacock Nationwide Children’s Hospital (614) 355-0495 Cell: (614) 937-7316 Dan Williamson Mayor’s Office (614) 645-5300
