VHA - Danville Housing Specialist VISTA

Virginia Housing Alliance¿s (VHA) AmeriCorps VISTA project is a statewide intermediary project with 18 Host Sites, all that either work to expand affordable housing opportunities and/or end homelessness throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. VHA¿s VISTA project aims to develop viable communities by promoting integrated approaches that provide decent housing, suitable living environments, and expansive economic opportunities for low and moderate-income persons. This listing is to fill the Host Site opening at Danville Neighborhood Development Corporation¿s (DNDC) located in Danville, VA.

DNDC is a non-profit, community development corporation (CDC) whose vision is that all residents live in a thriving community and mission is to work alongside residents to reimagine, rebuild, and revitalize thriving neighborhoods in the City of Danville through housing investment and community development.

Neighborhoods in the Danville community are experiencing severe distress, as rising home prices outpace stagnant wages. To address this challenge, DNDC has developed a strategy to preserve existing housing stock by providing essential upgrades, creating sustainable workforce housing, and preventing displacement of current residents. Many residents face barriers to homeownership due to low wages and a deficit in quality housing. DNDC¿s approach focuses on rehabilitating existing homes to extend their usability, offer cost-effective, high-quality homeownership options, and maintain the integrity of middle neighborhoods as viable communities for the growing workforce. DNDC is seeking a detail-oriented, organized self-starter with strong skills in time management to serve as the Housing Specialist VISTA member, who will play a key role in advancing DNDC¿s mission by strengthening and expanding its home repair and rehabilitation program.