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You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
- Mahatma Gandi
laurie ramos' story
Six years ago, Laurie Ramos was seeking American citizenship and a better opportunity for her husband and three children when she left her family in the Philipinnes to come to the United States. With an American-born son and a baby on the way, the eighteen-year-old found herself struggling to survive on Section 8 vouchers to rent a run-down apartment in a crime-ridden neighborhood in Yorktown, Virginia. In 2001, Community Housing Partners purchased the facility and rehabilitated it into The Woods of Yorktown, a vibrant family-friendly community that is a safe home to more than 200 children. Today, Laurie gives back to her community by cultivating beautiful roses outside of her home.
"When I moved in, I had nothing and was pregnant, but I had a feeling that something good was going to happen."
-Laurie Ramos
redefining affordable housing
our leadership
 janaka casper
President and CEO
Community Housing Partners
448 Depot Street.
Christiansburg, VA 24073
(540) 382-2002 ext. 3311
(540) 382-1935 fax
jcasper@chpc2.org
Janaka Casper, President and CEO of Community Housing Partners (CHP), has over 35 years of experience in housing and community development. He expanded the corporation’s programs and activities to include architecture, construction management, energy services, development, homeownership opportunities, and housing development and management.
Casper was selected by the Fannie Mae Foundation as one of six community-development leaders to receive the 2001 James A. Johnson Community Fellows Award for his contribution to providing decent and affordable housing. In 2002 he was selected to participate in the inaugural program of the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation and Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government for Achieving Excellence in Community Development. Under his leadership, CHP is a five-time recipient of the Virginia Governor's Housing Achievement Award, including the first Annual Award and recently the Best Housing Organization in 2003 and the Tekoa Youth Residential Campus as the Best Housing Development in 2004. In 2005 he was honored with the National NeighborWorks Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award and in 2006 was selected by the Virginia Housing Coalition as an Architect of Change, one of twenty-five housing leaders in Virginia.
Casper also works closely with partner organizations and currently serves on the following Boards:
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