Are You Struggling to Pay Rent Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic? ABOUT SCDHC SCDHC’s mission is to use a holistic approach to create viable, thriving and sustainable communities. We achieve this by providing residential and commercial development, homeownership education and counseling, financial counseling and coaching, employment services, and supportive programs to low-income families throughout the Central Virginia region. With over thirty years of experience, we use our expertise to help individuals and families build their wealth and prepare them for homeownership. SCDHC is the largest single-family non-profit developer in the Richmond Metro Area and has developed over 450 affordable single-family homes. Through our HUD-approved housing counseling program, we’ve helped thousands of individuals and families purchase homes. With the launch of the Financial Opportunity Center in 2019, SCDHC offers employment placement and coaching services, credit and budget counseling, and benefits coaching in English and Spanish to help our clients move towards greater confidence and financial stability. We’re passionate about working with families and individuals every step of the way. Watch the video below to learn more about SCDHC’s work: ABOUT OUR TEAM RACIAL EQUITY AT SCDHC Racial equity, diversity, and inclusion are at the center of our work. Since 1988, SCDHC’s affordable housing development in Richmond has been centered in historically redlined neighborhoods. SCDHC is the only historically Black-led, affordable housing non-profit in Central Virginia and 100% of its full-time staff are Black or Latinx. Due to this identity the expansion of its services through Central Virginia, SCDHC is uniquely suited to provide affordable homeownership, housing counseling, and financial opportunity services to Black and Latinx individuals and families in Richmond and the surrounding counties. SCDHC has also partnered with Virginia Community Voice on their community engagement to better understand the expressed needs of residents of the Richmond Highway Corridor (formerly Jefferson Davis Corridor) and has modeled its programs to meet these needs. SCDHC’s launch of the Financial Opportunity Center and its emphasis on creating pathways to affordable homeownership opportunities is the direct result of listening to the needs of Black and Latinx members of the community. As a result, 97% of SCDHC’s clients are BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, people of color) and the Financial Opportunity Center is the only FOC in Virginia that offers its services in English and Spanish. SCDHC is an adaptive, innovative organization with a 30+ year history of influencing racial diversity, equity, and inclusion in Central Virginia through its services and advocacy at the city and county level. OUR TEAM Dianna Bowser President + CEO HUD Certified Housing Counselor 804.231.4449 — Ext. 103 EMAIL DIANNA James Chambers, Jr. Director of Housing Development Programs 804.231.4449 — Ext. 104 EMAIL JAMES Cierra Mays Housing Counseling Program Manager HUD Certified Housing Counselor 804.231.4449 — Ext. 102 EMAIL CIERRA Nury Mojica Financial Opportunity Center Program Manager, Bilingual Employment Specialist, Financial Opportunity Center, Spanish Speaking 804.231.4449 — Ext. 216 EMAIL NURY Teodora Elliott Bilingual Financial Coach Financial Opportunity Center, Spanish Speaking 804.231.4449 — Ext. 109 EMAIL TEODORA Lil Marie Espinoza Bilingual Employment Specialist Financial Opportunity Center, Spanish Speaking 804.231.4449 — Ext. 215 EMAIL LIL MARIE Robbie Franklin Fund Development Officer 804.231.4449 — Ext. 302 EMAIL ROBBIE Mary Howard Housing Stability Specialist 804.231.4449 — Ext. 315 EMAIL MARY Angelo Cruz Housing Stability Intake Coordinator 804.231.4449 — Ext. 314 EMAIL ANGELO Tim Hayes Director of Neighborhood Stabilization Outcomes 804.231.4449 EMAIL TIM Tony Lipscomb, Jr. Housing Stability Intake Coordinator 804.231.4449 — Ext. 313 EMAIL TONY Shanice Mosley Housing Stability Specialist 804.231.4449 — Ext. 301 EMAIL SHANICE Ziaria Dickerson Housing Stability Intake Coordinator 804.231.4449 — Ext. 316 EMAIL ZIARIA LaVern Brown Callaham Program Coordinator 804.231.4449 — Ext. 100 EMAIL LAVERN Michael Giancaspro Bilingual Digital Navigator Coach Financial Opportunity Center, Spanish Speaking 804.231.4449 — Ext. 107 EMAIL MICHAEL Tenika Ketter Housing Stability Intake Coordinator 804.231.4449 EMAIL TENIKA Melissa Mojica Housing Stability Intake Coordinator Spanish Speaking 804.231.4449 — Ext. 101 EMAIL MELISSA ADDITIONAL TEAM MEMBERS Phillip Kirby Certified Public Accountant Beckey Huddleston AmeriCorps VISTA Board Officers CHAIR Twandra Lomax-Brown VA Cooperative Extension Family & Consumer Sciences Faculty Educator VICE CHAIRMAN Lawrence D. Wilder, Jr. Dept. of Small Business & Supplier Diversity Senior Policy Advisor TREASURER Caroline Browder Ruth Jackson Gibbons Condlin, PLC Real Estate Attorney DIRECTOR AT LARGE Chris F. Snead Agricultural Specialist SECRETARY Corey Martin Professional Career Institute Director of Admissions Board Directors Randy Cooper Richmond Heritage Credit Union President / CEO Willie Fobbs, III Dept. of Housing Community Development Associate Director of Housing Antione M. Green Richmond Urban Collective President Anthony Weekly SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. Senior Vice President, Inclusive Lending / CRA Strategy David J. White, Jr. Virginia Housing Development Authority Lending Group Manager Our Partners Southside Community Development & Housing Corporation RESOURCES DONATE 1624 HULL STREET RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23224 144 WEST D STREET — #103 ENCINITAS, CALIFORNIA 92024 HOME AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER CAREER OPPORTUNITIES CONTACT About RACIAL EQUITY OUR TEAM OUR BOARD Financial Opportunity Center WORKSHOPS Housing Counseling Center DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE FORECLOSURE PREVENTION VIDA MATCH PROGRAM