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HECA was started by Region 2020, a citizen-driven, non-profit that
advocates citizen involvement and regional solutions to improving communities
in a 12-county region in central Alabama around Birmingham, including
cities such as Anniston, Gadsden, Jasper and Tuscaloosa.
HECA grew out of extensive research of a region-wide study committee launched in 2002 and led by former Alabama Superintendent of Banks, Maria Campbell, and the experience of Region 2020 in its efforts to rejuvenate the Woodlawn community in Birmingham. In that effort, Region 2020 brought together non-profit, faith-based and private resources to renovate housing in a traditional working class neighborhood.
As part of this process, Region 2020 identified several needs in the affordable housing arena, including: additional capacity among private and non-profit housing developers; a source for “gap financing,” which was not otherwise available from financial institutions or governmental resources; and the development of a new central organization to which other organizations and individuals could turn for assistance in identifying resources to address their housing needs. The creation of HECA was truly an effort to bring together, in a carefully thought out way, resources to address one of the key issues in the region.
Learn more ...
• Introduction
• What is considered
moderately priced or “affordable” housing?
• Our history
• What we
strive to accomplish
• Financial products and projects
• Leadership
and governance
• Who we
serve
• Overview
(PDF)
• For more information
