ASHVEGAS – POSTED BY: JASON SANDFORD SEPTEMBER 22, 2016 Asheville hotelier John McKibbon on Wednesday announced that his foundation had approved a $1 million, interest-free loan to Mountain Housing Opportunities to help the local nonprofit get a beleaguered downtown development … Read More
My adopted hometown of Asheville, NC, is physically beautiful, politically progressive, and socially aware. It’s a rare occasion that I don’t bump into friends and acquaintances several times a day at work, the grocery store, jogging in the park, or … Read More
I recently traveled to Asheville to interview a family who had purchased a home through a Next Step member and I was reminded of how much I love the Appalachian Mountains. I might even admit that the Blue Ridge Mountains … Read More
Cyclists from the Bike & Build (www.bikeandbuild.org) organization recently volunteered their skills at Mountain Housing Opportunities (MHO) Self-Help Homeownership homes in Swannanoa. Part of the group will also volunteered in Hendersonville. Bike & Build organizes cross-country bicycle trips that benefit … Read More
For the past 22 years, Mountain Housing Opportunities and volunteers from the community have spent several weekends in late spring building wheelchair ramps for low income people in Asheville and Buncombe County. This year’s Ramp Festival was held on May … Read More
Mountain Housing Opportunities (MHO) is pleased to announce the hiring of two professional employees who will help to lead the expansion of MHO’s affordable housing and community development work. Asheville native S. Antanette Mosley joined MHO as Director of Resource … Read More
EVENT: Thursday, November 5th TIME: 4 – 11pm Come out to Hi-Wire Brewing’s South Slope Specialty Brewery (two locations) on Thursday, November 5th, to support MHO. Fifteen percent of bar sales from 4:00-11:00 will be donated to help support the programs and … Read More
Mountain Housing Opportunities (MHO) in Asheville has been recognized as a NeighborWorks Green Organization for its comprehensive commitment to sustainable operations. To achieve this designation, MHO was required to demonstrate adherence to a set of green business practices across its … Read More
Mary Spradlin, a resident of The Larchmont Apartments in Asheville receives a David T. Peet Educational Grant through our partner CAHEC! From CAHEC’s October newsletter… “It was during the application process of CAHEC’s David T. Peet Adult Education Grant that … Read More
Mountain Housing Opportunities and Eagle Market Streets Development Corporation are honoring past businesses on “The Block” by naming each of the 62 apartments in the new Eagle Market Place after one of the historic businesses that no longer exists. Recent … Read More