TOPEKA – Kansas Housing Resources Corporation (KHRC) has released the Corporation’s annual report for Fiscal Year 2013. The report, which covers July 1st, 2012 to June 30th, 2013, highlights the role KHRC plays strengthening the state’s economy and enhancing the lives of Kansas families.

“Working to ensure that families, seniors and persons with special needs have access to quality, safe housing is our top priority,” said Dennis L. Mesa, Executive Director at KHRC in a news release.

During FY2013, KHRC:

• Invested over $69 million in ten-year Housing Tax Credits and $1.76 million in HOME funds to finance the construction of 614 affordable rental units.
• Awarded $2 million in state funding to support construction of 138 housing units serving moderate-income families.
• Distributed $56 million in federal rent subsidies to help very low-income households meet rent obligations.
• Weatherized more than 1,400 homes, replacing 633 dangerous or inefficient furnaces.
• Leveraged $8.2 million in first mortgage funds to help 107 Kansans become homeowners.

View the FY2013 Annual Report and Audited Financial Statement at www.kshousingcorp.org.

Kansas Housing Resources Corporation is a self-supporting, public corporation which serves as the primary administrator of federal housing programs for the State of Kansas. The mission is to increase the availability of affordable, decent and accessible housing for low- and moderate-income Kansans.