New Hampshire

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New Hampshire Housing

New Hampshire Housing promotes, finances and supports affordable housing and related services for the people of the Granite State.

Relationship to the State Government: Self-Supporting Public Corporation

Current Staff Size: 140

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1981

NHHFA is established

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1988

First FHA Multi-Family Risk-Share project in the country

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1993

Housing Awareness Program launched

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2010

Workforce Housing Law

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2017

Accessory Dwelling Unit Law

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2020

Housing Appeals Board

15,000

Multi-Family Housing Units
Financed Since 1981

50,000

Families Helped to Become
Homeowners since 1981

Signature Program

Housing Awareness Program

This program was launched as an innovative means by which to address the restrictive local regulatory environment faced by many projects in many communities. By collaborating with business leaders, New Hampshire Housing helped to establish a series of regional housing coalitions throughout the state. These coalitions provide education for local officials, advocate for positive regulatory change, as well as community engagement.

Communities Served: 234

Future Focus

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Dean J. Christon

Executive Director

“Over the next five years, New Hampshire Housing will seek to increase the number and types of supportive housing throughout the state. We recognize there is a substantial need for this housing and its services, which was heightened by the opioid crisis and accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic.”

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Success Stories
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Foster Youth to Independence Program 

 

Concord, NH

Participating as a landlord in the Foster Youth to Independence program has been a positive experience. A 19-year-old voucher recipient moved into one of our properties. He has proven to be a responsible resident who pays his rent on time, respects the lease and is a good neighbor. This program provides landlords the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of youth who are transitioning into adulthood and desperately need stable housing that they can afford.

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Housing Choice Voucher Program

 

Epsom, NH

“Having housing assistance has been a factor in my life that my family and I are incredibly thankful for,” wrote Corrine in a scholarship essay. “Since my mother’s cancer diagnosis, the anxiety of not being able to afford a decent place to live would run through my head… [now] I am able to focus on my life and educational career.”

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Four 1-bdrm units for low-income individuals experiencing homelessness
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Major RAD renovation that modernized 184 apartments (LIHTC & bonds)
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A lift funded by NH Housing grant enables Harry to be independent
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Voucher participant buys home with downpayment assistance
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NH’s first net-zero, passive-house certified multi-family bldg (29 units)