Community Engagement Update Q4 2024

own a home to house your dreams.

own your tomorrow.



"As the state housing and finance authority, it is not just our mission but our responsibility to ensure that homeownership access is equitable for everyone in Colorado. We are dedicated to increasing Black and African American homeownership because we understand that homeownership isn’t just for now—it can build wealth and community for the future." Cris White, CHFA Executive Director and CEO 

326 out of 635

Households Served

CHFA has a strategic initiative to increase Black and African American homeownership by 635 households in 2024.

Data pulled as of November 14, 2024

Own Your Tomorrow: Homeownership is Possible

Visit our website for Black and African American homebuyers, created in collaboration with community members.

Learn about:

• Financial education resources to help create and maintain generational wealth 
• Down payment programs (CHFA and others)
• Homebuyer education

Through community engagement, CHFA and stakeholders recommended the following strategic pillars to address homeownership equity.  

education

Free Homebuyer Event: November 23rd

CHFA is hosting a two-hour Own Your Tomorrow Homebuyer Event on November 23rd at Cross Purpose in Denver.

Join homebuying experts to learn:

• How homeownership creates generational wealth

• How to build your homebuying team

• Down payment programs available for your community

• How homebuyer education puts you on the path to success

Register for the November 23rd Homebuyer Event today!

outreach

Rocky Mountain NAACP

Greg Brown, CHFA Business Development Specialist, served on the housing panel at the Rocky Mountain NAACP State Conference Convention on November 2nd. The conference coordinates the regional civil rights activities of freedom fighters and game-changing activists and helps move forward the policies and initiatives of the NAACP.

Attendees were able to hear about CHFA’s new FirstGeneration^sm program, and other ways prospective homebuyers in the Black and African American communities in Colorado can gain access to assistance with buying homes using CHFA.  



resources

Financial Education Series

As part of CHFA’s Own Your Tomorrow efforts to expand access to homeownership by providing equitable homeownership resources, CHFA hosted a financial education series with Colorado-based nonprofit, Savings Collaborative. 

The courses in the series provided information on credit, debt, savings, setting goals, and building generational wealth.  

The series was launched as a pilot program. The nonprofit also has an app with built-in tips and incentives to learn how to make it easy to save.



we hope to see you

CHFA in Community

CHFA was proud to participate in the following Black and African American-led organizations and events. If you see us at an event, please come over and chat with us to learn how we can help you become a homeowner!



• October 12 — National Organization of African Americans in Housing (NOAAH) Annual Housing Conference
• October 16 — Barbershop Talks – Councilman Darrell Watson
• October 17-20 — Colorado Black Round Table Summit
• October 21 — CrossPurpose Legacy Fellowship Meeting/Graduation
• October 29 — Denver Metro Association of Relators® (DMAR) Diversity Alliance Networking Event
• November 2 — NAACP Annual State Convention
• November 14 — African American Young Ladies (AAYLS) Summit, Good Trouble for Black Futures

Coming up

• November 23 — CHFA Own Your Tomorrow Homebuyer Event – Register for November 23rd event

Share Your Thoughts

Share your thoughts with us or share ideas for how we can help increase homeownership.

• Keep CHFA aware of events and sponsorships in your community.

• Visit us at our booth at community events.

• Promote CHFA events to friends and family.

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