The 2026 CAHEC Partners Conference is just around the corner, and we have some exciting things planned this year. As we gear up for an impactful two days filled with networking, insightful industry updates, and engaging discussions, we encourage you to watch the video below to help you get prepared.

Our staff has been working hard to make our 2026 conference one to remember - so you don't want to miss it! We look forward to seeing everyone on June 9!

For more than 16 years, Chris McKinney has been a familiar and trusted face for CAHEC Management. As a maintenance technician, Chris is known for his reliability, kindness, and willingness to lend a helping hand. But beyond his work orders and toolbelt, many residents also know him for another incredible talent: his artwork.

Chris first discovered his artistic abilities in elementary school, where he won several art awards as a child. “People always knew me as the kid who could draw,” he shared. For him, art became both an outlet and a way to connect with others at a young age.

After high school, Chris stepped away from drawing for many years as life became busy with work and family responsibilities. He began his career building houses, eventually expanding his skills into plumbing, electrical work, and maintenance trades during shifts in the housing market. “I’ve always been handy,” he said.



In 2010, during a particularly difficult season of life, Chris found himself reconnecting with the creative passion he had left behind. “I remembered how much I loved drawing, so I picked it back up again,” he said. After his mother passed away, he invested in new paints and canvases, connected with an art mentor, and fully embraced creating his art pieces once again.

Here's your last reminder to register for the 2026 CAHEC Partners Conference, being held on Tuesday, June 9, and Wednesday, June 10, at the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. Registration closes on May 22, 2026.

Please check out the event website for more information on the conference agenda and registration. If you have questions about the conference, please contact Stefanie Lee at slee@cahec.com. We look forward to making the 2026 conference one to remember!

CAHEC has added the following property to our portfolio:

Garden Oaks - Enterprise, AL; 48 Acquisition/Rehab units for families; Developer: Community Action Partnership of North Alabama

CAHEC New Markets has added the following investment:

FirstHealth Replacement Critical Access Hospital - Troy, NC: FirstHealth of the Carolinas, Inc., a private, non-profit health care system, is building a new 25-bed rural critical access hospital to replace its 77-year old Montgomery Memorial Hospital in Troy. NC. Because the current hospital has exceeded its useful life, FirstHealth is constructing a two-story state-of-the-art 40,956 SF critical access hospital that will allow the health system to provide more efficient, advanced, and comprehensive healthcare services to the rural population it serves. The facility will offer acute care, emergency services, outpatient surgical services, imaging, rehab and therapy services, administrative office space, and other services.

Congratulations to the following properties on achieving 100% occupancy:

Eastgate Apartments II - Belzoni, MS

Hardee Street Apartments - Durham, NC