6 Sevier Street
P. O. Box 8958
Greenville, SC 29604-8958

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Projects of Nehemiah Community Revitalization Corporation

Barnett Housing

Location: Type: Targeted Residents: Owner:

Greenville County, South Carolina Revitalization of existing housing Affordable housing for people living with HIV/AIDS Upstate Homeless Coalition

History: Project Care, Inc., the owner of Stephen’s House, had come to the Upstate Homeless Coalition and Nehemiah seeking help with a new and welcome problem. They had purchased and renovated Stephen’s House to house persons with HIV/AIDS as terminally ill clients who deserved the love and respect of others during their last days. Recent major strides in fighting the disease are resulting in patients with significantly increased life spans. Project Care needed affordable apartments that can give people with HIV/AIDS an opportunity to become self-sufficient again.

Challenge: Build twelve one bedroom apartments on three scattered site and maintain affordability.

Solution: After months of land searches, Nehemiah CRC, in partnership with UHC, located and purchased three sites scattered throughout the community. A duplex was built on one site, two duplexes on another, and three on the largest site. Today, persons living with HIV/AIDS live in quality, affordable apartment totally integrated into existing neighborhoods.