DreamKey Partners’ mission is to transform lives, communities and what is possible through affordable housing. Since its founding in 1989, the organization has invested more than $322 million in multi- and single-family real estate development, provided $23 million in mortgage loans and 31,000 individuals with homeownership education and counseling, and administered more than $31 million in rent, utilities and mortgage assistance as result of COVID-19 hardship.
This year marks the 156th anniversary of Juneteenth, now a federal holiday celebrating the emancipation of enslaved Black people in the United States. Celebrations go as far back as 1866…
DreamKey Partners completed $31 million in real estate development in 2020, bringing total investments to $353 million since its founding in 1989. As a full-service real estate development organization focused…
Rather than exchanging diamonds and pearls to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary, Wanda and Carver decided to purchase a new home. “We were not looking at retirement communities. We have…
The following article was originally posted on NeighborWorks America’s website and written by Madelyn Lazorchak, Communications Writer, NeighborWorks America. Julie Porter grew up as the youngest of nine children. Her…
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Housing Partnership announced today a change to its name, visual identity and mission, now operating as DreamKey Partners. The change reflects a stronger focus on how the organization helps…
Nonprofit Continues to Dramatically Expand Housing Options for Low- and Moderate-Income Families CHARLOTTE, N.C., October 18, 2019 – Charlotte-Mecklenburg Housing Partnership (DreamKey Partners) is celebrating 30 years of leadership in…
Myers Park Presbyterian Church, CrossRoads Corporation, Grier Heights Presbyterian Church and Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Give Interest-Free Loan to DreamKey Partners CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 3, 2019 – As the city…
Republic Services employees volunteer to build community in one of the Queen City’s historic areas during National NeighborWorks® Week CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 31, 2019 – Charlotte-Mecklenburg Housing Partnership (DreamKey Partners)…
Funds to increase affordable ownership options and rehab homes in the North End CHARLOTTE, N.C., November 5, 2018 – Republic Services Charitable Foundation selected DreamKey Partners to receive one of…
Marsh Properties donates nearly eight acres for mixed-income affordable housing CHARLOTTE, N.C., October 9, 2018 – Market-rate apartment developer, Marsh Properties Inc. (“Marsh”), donated 7.8 acres to help make the…
A planned affordable multifamily development in southeast Charlotte has been awarded federal tax credits — one of only four in Charlotte to receive the grants in the latest round of…
The Home Depot Foundation awards $300,000 to support affordable housing for senior veterans in West Charlotte CHARLOTTE, N.C., August 1, 2018 – DreamKey Partners has been awarded a $300,000 grant…
Many people don’t realize that DreamKey Partners is a non-profit that provides a number of community programs including financial literacy, homebuyer education, digital literacy and property tax relief in…
DreamKey Partners’s Homeownership Center of Charlotte (HCC) is a streamlined educational program that puts first-time homebuyers on the fast track to the best loans and benefits available today.
In 1963, Harvey Gantt enrolled at Clemson University, breaking the school’s color barrier. Twenty years later, he became Charlotte’s first black mayor and eventually made two high-profile but unsuccessful runs for…
REAL TALK ABOUT ECONOMIC MOBILITY IN CHARLOTTE: A BLACK MALE PERSPECTIVE This community conversation will engage audience members in a facilitated discussion about issues of economic mobility in Charlotte through…
DreamKey Partners to provide much-needed assistance to eligible homeowners CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 16, 2018 – Charlotte-Mecklenburg Housing Partnership, Inc. (DreamKey Partners) will provide assistance to homeowners in the completion of…
Are you over 65 or disabled? You could qualify for relief from Mecklenburg County property taxes.
Growing up in Boulevard Homes on Charlotte’s west side, Diamond Staton-Williams never imagined that she would one day be a successful healthcare professional managing a staff of 28 with the…
BY JULIE PORTER – SPECIAL TO THE OBSERVER EDITORIAL BOARD February 13, 2018 Right before the Christmas holiday, DreamKey Partners received an emergency request for housing. A disabled senior was…
