Providence and Enterprise Begin Work on Ten Homes for Lafitte Redevelopment
WHO: Providence Community Housing and Enterprise
WHAT: Ground breaking for the Edmundite Homes
Announcement of the Lafitte Homeownership Program
WHEN: Friday, August 22, 2008, 10 a.m.
WHERE: The Edmundites Homes
712 N. Dupre, New Orleans, Louisiana 70119
GUEST SPEAKERS:
- C. Ray Nagin Jr., Mayor, New Orleans (invited)
- Shelly Midura, New Orleans City Councilmember, District D (invited)
- Rev. Michael Jacques, St. Peter Claver Church
- James R. Kelly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Providence Community Housing
- Michelle Whetten, Local Office Director, Gulf Coast, Enterprise Community Partners
- Jack Gilbert, Neighborhood Housing Services of America-Community Development Financial Institution (NSHA-CDFI) (invited)
- Paul James, Whitney Community Development Corporation (invited)
- Danielle Healy, Associate Director of AIG (invited)
- Karen Cato-Turner, Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) (invited)
BACKGROUND: The Edmundites Homes are ten wood-frame houses originally built in the early 20th century. Donated to Providence by the Society of St. Edmund after Hurricane Katrina, the houses are located just four blocks from the site of the former Lafitte Public Housing development and will be rehabilitated into beautiful three-bedroom, two-bathroom single-family homes for low-income and market-rate housing. The Lafitte Homeownership Program and the renovation of the Edmundite Homes are initial steps in the overall redevelopment plan of the Lafitte-Tremé neighborhood. Site preparation for the Edmundites Homes began in July and the houses will be completed by December 2008.
The Lafitte Homebuilding Plan intends to create a mixed-income neighborhood by introducing a total of 600 homeownership units that are integral in the revitalization of the historic Tremé and Tulane/Gravier neighborhoods.
Based in New Orleans, Providence Community Housing is a non-profit affordable housing developer founded by a coalition of Catholic groups in April 2006 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Providence has a five-year goal to bring home 20,000 victims of Hurricane Katrina by restoring, rebuilding or developing 7,000 homes to foster healthy, diverse and vibrant new communities, both single-family homes and apartments – including 1,500 affordable homes for seniors. Visit www.providencech.org to learn more about Providence’s work in the City of New Orleans.
Enterprise is a leading provider of the development capital and technical expertise it takes to create decent, affordable homes and rebuild communities. For over 25 years, Enterprise has pioneered neighborhood solutions through public-private partnerships with financial institutions, governments, community organizations and others that share our vision. Enterprise has raised and invested over $9 billion in equity, grants and loans to help build or preserve more than 240,000 affordable rental and for-sale homes to create vital communities. Enterprise is currently investing in communities at a rate of $1 billion a year. Visit www.enterprisecommunity.org and www.enterprisecommunity.com to learn more about Enterprise's efforts to build communities and opportunity.
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