Mission
Community Home Solutions is committed to facilitating the building of safe and thriving neighborhoods where people want to live, work and play; and to broadening partnerships resulting in increased economic & community development opportunities.
Community Home Solutions in a 501(c)3 non profit agency that was established in 1993 to provide affordable housing for persons of low and moderate income and to combat community blight and deterioration by undertaking and assisting community revitalization efforts in Bay County.
Community Home Solutions has three programs to assist in this purpose: The Homebuyer Purchase/Rehabilitation program, the Acquisition Development/Resale program, and the Neighborhood Preservation Project.
In addition, Homebuyer Counseling is available to homeowners and homebuyers. Pre-purchase Education and budget counseling is given to potential homebuyers in the community who participate in Community Home Solutions' and other agency down payment assistance programs. Foreclosure Prevention counseling is available to homeowners in the area who are facing financial difficulties.
Since 2008, Community Home Solutions has also become the Third Party Administrator to the County Housing Rehabilitation Programs in Bay County.
We welcome contributions to our website. Send your comments, suggestions and questions to Doug Rise at doug@bahinc.org.
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CHS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chris Girard Nancy Glaza
Chairman Vice Chair
Kathy Divine Sharon Brown
Secretary Treasurer
John Johnson Brenda Scramlin
Board Member Board Member
Carly Furtaw Debbie Kiesel
Board Member City of Bay City Liason
~ 114 Washington Ave Bay City, MI 48708 ~ (989) 893-9292 ~ www.communityhomesolutions.us ~
Additional Information about Community Home Solutions
CHS STAFF
HOUSING DIVISION EDUCATION DIVISION
(989) 893-9292 (989) 686-6800
Doug Rise Jessica Rivard
Interim President/CEO Program Manager
jessica@bahinc.org
Jeannie Failing
Office Manager Diane Ackley
Educator
Lonnie Dowd diane@bahinc.org Project Manager