Also see: RCA
Home Improvement Loan Program
HOME
REPAIR CLASSES
The Neighborhood Preservation Program
is sponsoring a Home Repair Class at the Gloucester County
Institute of Technology (GCIT) starting January 27, 2009.
Stan Boody, the building trades instructor at GCIT, will
lead this hands on, fun and informative class. Woodbury homeowners
will learn how to identify and use a variety of tools, as
well as how to make electrical, plumbing and carpentry repairs
commonly needed in their homes. Instruction will be geared
to address their home repair questions. Graduates must attend
all thirteen weeks of this class in order to receive a new
tool box filled with Craftsman tools.
NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING REHABILITATION
LOAN PROGRAM
The purpose of this loan program is
to rehabilitate substandard homes occupied by low and moderate
income households. A substandard home is defined as one with
health and safety code violations that require repair or
replacement of a roof, electrical, plumbing, sanitary plumbing,
heating, or load bearing structural system(s). Loans can
be up to $25,000.00. All code deficiencies in the home must
be corrected with these funds.
A ten (10) year Mortgage will be placed on your home for
the amount of the loan. The loan must be repaid in full,
with no interest, if you move during the first five (5) years
of the Mortgage. If you move during years six (6) through
ten (10), a pro-rated amount must be repaid. If you live
in your home for the full ten (10) years, the loan will be
forgiven.
The loans are available to income eligible homeowners whose
total, annual gross household income falls at, or below,
the following limits, based on total occupants in the home:
Family Size __ Total
Family Income Is Less Than:
- _______$43,568
- _______$49,792
- _______$56,016
- _______$62,240
- _______$67,219
- _______$72,198
- _______$77,178
- _______$82,157
Download an application here.
ELIGIBILITY FOR LOANS OR GRANTS
- Applicants are required to provide proof that their
city taxes, water and sewer payments are current.
- One (1) loan per applicant is allowed.
APPLICATION PROCESS FOR LOANS OR GRANTS
- Applications will be processed on a first-come, first
served basis. Applicants who cannot be processed immediately
will be placed on a waiting list for future funding.
- Applicants
who are approved will have a list of all eligible repairs
prepared by the NHRP rehabilitation specialist.
Repairs will be put out for bid with contractors from
an approved
list; the lowest proposal will be accepted. After work
is completed and approved by the rehabilitation specialist,
the City Code Inspectors and the homeowner, the contractor
will be paid by the Neighborhood Preservation Program.
YOUTH & SENIOR
CITIZEN PROGRAMMING
Watch for details on upcoming programs and activities for the youth and seniors.
An Oral History Project: The African-American
Community in Woodbury
The focus of An Oral History
Project: The African-American Community in Woodbury is to
develop
an oral history and archive of the black community in Woodbury.
We are creating a record for scholars and the general public
that will describe life in Woodbury for African Americans
through the 19th and 20th centuries. Sponsored by Woodbury’s
Neighborhood Preservation Program, we are reconstructing
the early history of blacks in Woodbury through the use
of oral narratives, photographs and documents of the elderly
participants who were born and raised in Woodbury.
Project Director Dr. Diane D.
Turner, a Woodbury resident and the curator of the Charles
L. Blockson Collection at
Temple University, frequently advises the participants that “African
American history is American history, but it is frequently
lost, stolen or strayed” and that only through projects
such as this can the African American community ensure that
their story is accurately told and preserved. Dr. Turner
frequently uses an old African proverb to illustrate the
importance of passing this history on to the younger generations:
“If you don't know where
you come from,You cannot know where you are going.
And if you don't know
where you are going,
Any road will take you there”. Anyone interested in participating,
please call Gloria Holmes, Project Advisor, at 856.845.1630.
 
CLEAN UP DAY SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2009
7:30 AM TO 10:30 AM
Join us for Spring Clean Up Day. The Public Works Dept. will
make curbside pick-ups in the AM for your household trash
and yard debris. Lend a hand with your elderly neighbor.
GARDEN CLINIC SATURDAY MAY 2, 2009 8:30 AM to Noon
In the Railroad Ave Parking Lot at Hopkins Street
Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer your gardening
questions and offer advice for garden designs. Container
gardening will be demonstrated. Bedding plants and mulch
will be available for a free will donation. Also, free paper
shredding provided by Docu-Vault truck.
For more Woodbury events and activities, go to
Art in the Street
Woodbury Community Garden
Farmer’s Market.
Greater Woodbury Arts Council
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