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{2012} Report to the Community


New Hope Receives National Recognition
From NAHRO

The National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) honored New Hope’s 2424 Sakowitz development with a National Award of Excellence. In the affordable housing division, Sakowitz is one of four properties recognized nationally for its innovation—a strong testament to our programing. NAHRO is a national association of about 3,400 public housing, non-profit housing and community development organizations, and this is their strongest award recognition. Award selection is very competitive and made by a jury of industry peers. This prestigious award helps shatter the stereotypes most commonly associated with low-income housing.

NAHRO President Betsey Martens; Houston Housing Authority Vice President of Housing Choice Voucher Program Mark Thiele; New Hope’s Executive Director Joy Horak-Brown; New Hope’s Director of Fund Development Nicole Cassier; and, NAHRO Chief Executive Officer Saul Ramirez, Jr.

Newly Elected TDHCA Board President
Visits New Hope

J. Paul Oxer, the newly elected Board President of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA), visits New Hope’s 2424 Sakowitz property, the first LEED certified affordable housing in the State of Texas.

After a tour of this platinum certified property, Mr. Oxer joined New Hope’s Board President, Michael M. Fowler, and Executive Director, Joy Horak-Brown, for an engaging discussion on the mission and vision of the TDHCA and New Hope’s affordable, supportive housing growth plan.

TDHCA Director of Policy and Public Affairs Michael Lyttle; TDHCA Executive Director Timothy K. Irvine; TDHCA Board President J. Paul Oxer; New Hope Executive Director Joy Horak-Brown; New Hope Board President Michael M. Fowler; and, TDHCA Assistant Deputy Executive Director of Community Affairs Michael DeYoung.

New Hope’s Executive Director Selected
For Achieving Excellence Program

Executive Director Joy Horak-Brown has been selected to participate in the Achieving Excellence in Community Development program. This program is offered through Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and sponsored by NeighborWorks.

Joy is a part of a class representing the spectrum and richness of seasoned community development leaders from across the nation. The knowledge she and her colleagues will share, combined with the skills and expertise of the Harvard faculty, Achieving Excellence staff, and coaches will help move New Hope successfully into the future. Joy’s program work will be geared towards organizational strategic planning, which is especially timely as New Hope reaches its near-term goal of owning and managing ~1,000 units of SRO housing.

New Hope Wins
Houston Apartment Association Award

The Houston Apartment Association (HAA) presented New Hope with the 2012 Eileen Subinsky Cornerstone Award at a recent Honors Award dinner. New Hope received the Cornerstone Award in recognition of our important work for the Houston community and honoring the uniqueness of our affordable housing properties. This newly inaugurated award is named for the HAA’s first female president—Eileen Subinsky, Vice President of Michael Stevens Interests, Inc.

CORT Furniture Sales Manager Jennifer Robbins; New Hope’s Director of Communities Tamara Foster; New Hope’s Executive Director Joy Horak-Brown; New Hope’s Director of Fund Development Nicole Cassier; New Hope’s Staff Accountant Jerry Brown.

New Hope’s Community Manager Kim Hoang, Community Manager Joe Martinez, Director of Communities Tamara Foster, Community Manager Alyssa Mazone, Development Associate Kayla Hand, Director of Fund Development Nicole Cassier, Staff Accountant Jerry Brown, Community Manager Sarcher Chase Downing, and Director of Maintenance Joe Reyes.