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Currently, SERCAP’s Housing Department is assisting a low-income single woman living in Buckingham County, VA. The client lives in her home alone, and recently began experiencing difficulty with both her individual household well and septic system. However, due to her low-income status, she was unable to afford the cost of repairing the well and septic system on her own, without causing serious financial hardship...
Currently, SERCAP’s Regional Program is continuing to work with its partners on the Eastern Shore of Virginia to conduct additional water sampling, this time in the Town of Exmore, Virginia. SERCAP’s Technical Assistance Providers (TAPs) recently collected additional water samples from several homes in Exmore, VA, and conducted analysis of the samples...
Recently, SERCAP’s Certified CDFI (Community Development Financial Institution) Loan Fund assisted a low-income, senior woman in Campbell County, VA. Since she had been experiencing low water pressure at her home from her old well, she hired a contractor to clean out her drains to try to correct the problem...
Currently, SERCAP’s Essential & Critical Needs Program is assisting a low-income senior woman living in Russell County, VA, to have a water meter and public service-line installed at her home in order to connect her to public water. SERCAP’s Essential & Critical Needs Program provides eligible low-to-moderate income (LMI) homeowners with small grants to address critical water and wastewater needs...
Recently, SERCAP’s Housing Department assisted a low-income elderly couple living in Montgomery County, VA. The couple has been living in their home for 47-years, but recently noticed that their home is in need of some critical repairs and replacements. The clients were desperately in need of a new roof and critical repairs to their front porch, in order to make their home safe...
On Tuesday, November 30, 2021, SERCAP hosted its second virtual Q&A Session as part of its Annual #GivingTuesday Awareness and Fundraising Campaign. This year’s virtual Q&A session focused on providing the participants and the general public with information on affordable housing challenges, especially in rural communities, and how SERCAP tackles these challenges for low-to-moderate income (LMI) renters, home-buyers, and homeowners through its housing counseling and housing rehabilitation services...
Recently, SERCAP’s Facilities Development Grant Program committed funds to support a multi-year community center project in Buckingham County, Virginia. SERCAP’s Facilities Development Program traditionally provides financial assistance to nonprofits, local government entities, public and private water/wastewater facilities, Public Service Authorities (PSAs), and Planning District Commissions (PDCs) in rural communities across the Commonwealth of Virginia, to support critical infrastructure and community development projects...
Recently, SERCAP’s Certified CDFI (Community Development Financial Institution) Loan Fund assisted a low-income single woman in Fluvanna County, VA. She had been dealing with a muddy water well and requested assistance from SERCAP to have a new well drilled. Initially, she was approved for an Individual Household Well Loan in the amount of $7,000.00, based on the estimate from the well driller...
Recently, SERCAP’s Housing Department assisted an extremely low-income senior couple living in Clarke County, VA to install critical accessibility features into their bathroom. The couple has lived in their home for over 30 years, and previously received assistance from SERCAP back in 2012. However, due to recent health and safety challenges, the couple was now in need of ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) accessibility upgrades to their bathroom. As a result of their extremely low-income status, they were unable to afford the cost of the needed bathroom upgrades on their own, without causing serious financial hardship...
Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project, Inc.’s (SERCAP) certified CDFI (Community Development Financial Institution) Loan Fund is currently providing Small Business Loans to Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs across the Commonwealth of Virginia, with a particular focus on rural communities. This affordable Small Business Loan Product allows SERCAP to provide eligible Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs with financing to help them grow their business. The Small Business Loan product offers a competitive interest rate, and eligible uses include: Working Capital, Inventory, Property Renovation, Financial Management Systems, and more...