key contacts
Kim Strahm
Director of Corporate Development
Ph: (540) 382-2002 ext. 3310
FAX: (540) 382-1935
Melissa Byrd
Public Relations Coordinator
Ph: (540) 382-2002 ext. 3305
FAX: (540) 382-1935
Home, the spot of earth supremely blest,
A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest.
- Robert Montgomery
lillian quesenberry's story
Seventy-five-year-old Lillian Quesenberry has lived in rural
southwestern Virginia for over 50 years, where she made a modest living working as a nurse’s aid in a retirement home. But things began to unravel for the family when her husband died of cancer a few years ago and then Quesenberry herself fell ill, requiring triple heart bypass surgery. “Our medical bills totally wiped me out,” said Quesenberry. “I almost lost my house, so I couldn’t even think about being able to pay for repairs needed on the place.” Continual water damage from corroded pipes had slowly rotted
away the floorboards, walls, and ceiling in the home’s only
bathroom, ultimately making it dangerous to use. “I called CHP’s Emergency Home Repair department when the bathroom got so bad that I couldn’t use it anymore,” Quesenberry said. CHP soon dispatched a crew to repair the nonfunctioning bathroom. In the end, the existing room had to be gutted, and all new flooring, walls, and appliances were installed.
“I am so appreciative of all CHP did for me. I don’t know what I would have done without
them. My new bathroom is the best Christmas present ever!" Lillian Quesenberry
redefining affordable housing
help chp help others in our communities
Community Housing Partners (CHP) is able to provide services and programs through federal, state and local grants, as well as through organizations and individuals who support our mission by donating time, monetary or product donations. We thank all of our supporters for continuing to help us achive our mission of strengthening communities and creating opportunities for the people we serve. Here are a few of CHP's programs that can benefit from your help:
emergency home repair
Consistent with our history, CHP alleviates hazardous living conditions for low-income families who live in sub-standard housing and have no ability to remedy these dangerous conditions.
Click here to learn more about our Emergency Home Repair Program.
If you'd like to learn more about how to donate your time to perform repairs, your money to fund the program, or your supplies or furniture for a needy family, please contact:
Chris Heslep
Operations Director
Ph: (540) 381-9446
FAX: (540) 381-9494
resident services
CHP provides programs and activities to low- to moderate-income families and individuals who live at our properties. We partner with community-based service providers to provide these programs. Click here to learn more about our Resident Services program.
If you'd like to learn more about how to partner with CHP to provide resident services or donate your time or money to this program, please contact:
Angie Roberts-Dobbins
Resident Services Director
Ph: (540) 382-2002, ext. 3339
FAX: (540) 382-1935
