DURING 2024, HFHMCA INFUSED $2.36MM INTO SMALL AND MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES AND THE LOCAL ECONOMY WITH THE ONGOING CONSTRUCTION OF THREE NEW HOMES AND THE TRANSFORMING OF FIVE PREVIOUSLY OWNED HOMES INTO SAFE AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR EIGHT FAMILIES. SELECTED FAMILIES COMPLETE A RIGOROUS PROGRAM THAT INCLUDE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, WILLS AND ESTATE PLANNING, COMPLETION OF AT LEAST 250 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE AND ONGOING SUPPORT AS THEY NAVIGATE HOMEOWNERSHIP. SUCCESSFUL HOMEOWNERSHIP IS ONE OF THE KEYS TO GENERATIONAL WEALTH. SEVENTEEN HOMEOWNERS PAID OFF THEIR MORTGAGES DURING 2024.