DCHousing

The Housing Resource for Dodge City, Kansas

2023 CHAD & DC3 New Build Update

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The foundation has been set and backfilled, thank you to M.R. Builder LLC for allowing the students to shadow the process. DC3 instructor, Loren Coval and local Contractor, Jeff Schnitker with Gunsmoke Construction LLC guide DC3 Construction Technology students as they measure and unload material as they prepare for the sill plate.


Visit www.DodgeCityHousing to learn more this partnership with the Dodge City Community College and how it addresses various needs in the community.


La fundacíon se ha establecida y rellenada, gracias a M.R. Builder LLC por guiar los estudiantes en el proceso. El instructor de DC3, Loren Coval y el contratista local, Jeff Schnitker con Gunsmoke Construction LLC, guían a los estudiantes de tecnología de construcción de DC3 mientras miden y descargan material en preparan para la placa de alféizar.


Visite www.DodgeCityHousing para obtener más información sobre la colaboración con el Dodge City Community College y cómo promueve la necesidades de la comunidad


ANOTHER HOME IS REHABILITATED AND NEW MEMORIES CAN BE CREATED

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The Community Housing Association of Dodge City (CHAD) brings new life to this once vacant home using the Abandoned Housing Program. This home, previously located in the outskirts of Wright, Kansas, was donated by Bill Crane and was moved onto the vacant in lot on Avenue N in Dodge City, Kansas.

The Abandoned Housing Program uses a two-pronged approach to create affordable housing, rehabbing vacant homes and constructing new homes on vacant lots. CHAD accepts donations of vacant homes, rehabilitates them with the help of local contractors and places them back into the community as quality housing for ownership in the moderate-income price range. There are multiple advantages to approaching housing development by renovating vacant homes including the ability to access credit by building home equity, long-term savings over the cost of renting, pride of ownership, improved stability, and increased community involvement.

CHAD’s most recent project, a 1,430 sq ft single family home was purchased May 3, 2022, by Fulgencio Lopez-Gonzalez and Regina Chavez- Martinez. For many people, owning a home represents stability and independence. For this family it’s a lifelong dream achieved through sacrifice, hard work and the aspiration to provide a life with opportunities only previously imagined for their children.

For more information about the Abandoned Housing Program and other community programs available through the Community Housing Association of Dodge City contact Angie Gonzalez with the Dodge City/Ford County Development Corporation, at 620-371-3870 or angieg@dodgedev.org.