Since 1975, Community Housing Partners (CHP) has been creating homes and opportunities for thousands of residents across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. What started as a grassroots effort to repair homes has grown into a mission-driven organization dedicated to housing, sustainability, and community development.
Join us throughout 2025 as we celebrate five decades of strengthening communities, recognizing our past achievements, and looking ahead to the future.
Our Journey of Growth and Innovation
Explore CHP’s milestones in housing affordability, sustainability, and community services through our interactive timeline:
1975: Project Home Repair is founded in Virginia’s New River Valley.
1980s: Expansion into rental housing preservation and property management.
1990s: Launch of Resident Services and energy training programs.
2000s: Rebranding as Community Housing Partners and creation of a financial institution to support economic development.
2020s: Innovations in shared solar energy, homeownership initiatives, and literacy programs.
Celebrating 50 yearsFrom a small home repair nonprofit to a regional leader in housing, see how CHP’s story has unfolded.
To mark our 50th anniversary, CHPs launched Built to Last, a special campaign focused on deepening housing stability across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. This effort highlights the full range of our work—from emergency home repairs to homeownership support—and invites our partners to help advance long-term solutions that strengthen communities. Together, we’re building on five decades of impact to create a more stable future for the people and places we serve.
Have you been impacted by CHP? Tell us about your experience by visiting our contact page and selecting "Need" and then "Share your CHP story" from the drop-down.
As we celebrate 50 years of impact, we are looking for talented individuals to join us on our mission to create homes and communities that are healthy, sustainable, and affordable.
Do you represent a nonprofit or community organization in one of the areas we serve? We would love to connect to see how we can better work together and leverage our impact.
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the residents, clients, employees, partners, volunteers, and supporters who have been part of CHP’s journey over the past 50 years. Your dedication, collaboration, and belief in our mission have made it possible to create thriving communities and sustainable homes. As we celebrate this milestone, we recognize that our achievements are shared, and we look forward to continuing this important work together for years to come.
From our roots as a volunteer organization serving housing needs in Appalachia, CHP has grown into a multi-state organization nationally recognized for our capabilities and commitment to innovation and continuous improvement. Although CHP’s footprint has greatly expanded over the decades, our mission continues to focus on creating homes and communities that are healthy, sustainable, and affordable.
