Committed to Healthy, Safe, and Affordable Housing.
Bridging people and resources, one home and one neighbor at a time.
Committed to Healthy, Safe, and Affordable Housing
Bridging people and resources, one home and one neighbor at a time.
Community Housing Coalition (CHC) of Madison County is a community-based nonprofit agency that facilitates urgent home repairs to low-income Madison County residents in need of assistance.
For more than 20 years, CHC has held to its mission – to promote and facilitate healthy, safe, and affordable housing through advocacy, education, and resource development. We are a powerful driver of community engagement in Madison County by providing opportunities to volunteer and give back.
Community Housing Coalition Response to Hurricane Helene
In the five months following Hurricane Helene, the Community Housing Coalition (CHC) of Madison County has been a vital lifeline for our neighbors. Drawing upon our deep connections and experience in the community, we swiftly responded to the storm’s devastation, ensuring that residents’ immediate needs for safety, warmth, and shelter were met. While some lost everything, others faced significant damage to their homes. We acted fast—connecting people to temporary housing, providing resources for recovery, and supporting our residents with critical case management.
To maximize our impact, we closed our thrift store, ReClaim Madison, transforming it into a vital community space for displaced residents and those needing assistance. ReClaim staff mobilized, working on the ground to assist with urgent needs, and we added a disaster relief case manager to provide individualized support. We forged partnerships with 11 other organizations to amplify the resources available to those in need, securing camper donations, tiny home upfits, and infrastructure for temporary housing solutions. We also provided elevation surveys to help residents make informed decisions about rebuilding their homes.
Our commitment to communication in the aftermath of the storm was critical. For four months, we hosted local radio station wART, keeping the community informed about relief efforts and resources. Additionally, our building served as a meeting space for organizations that had lost their own locations, and we rented out space to a local mutual aid group to further support community needs.
Looking ahead, the road to recovery remains long, with many of our neighbors’ needs amplified by the storm’s impact. Alongside our pre-existing caseload, we continue to support those whose homes were further damaged and those struggling to rebuild. We have also provided leadership, counsel, and administrative support to a new long-term recovery non-profit in formation. We worked with a neighboring relief hub to coordinate volunteer mobilization and offering our campus as a base for relief efforts.
The storm has exacerbated an already critical shortage of affordable housing in Madison County. With many affordable rentals damaged or destroyed, CHC is actively exploring solutions to meet this heightened demand. Our reputation as a trusted neighbor has attracted generous donations, which we are working to leverage as quickly as possible to support ongoing recovery efforts.
Our hearts are also heavy for the losses suffered by so many of our local business partners: Madison Natural Foods, Vaste Riviere Provisions, Spring Creek Tavern, Zuma Coffee and Provisions, Main St Cafe, Zadie’s at the Old Marshall Jail, The Madison County Arts Council, Sweet Monkey, Mad Co. Brewery, Big Pillow, Smokey Mountain Diner, Bluff Mountain Outfitters, Gentry Hardware, and others we may not have connected with. We thank all of your for your past support!
If You Need Assistance:
Please fill out an application – available outside our office door and online.
Ways to Support Out Efforts:
At this time, we are accepting and earmarking financial support that we receive for the near term on flood and storm related repairs. Specific funding requests are being written and submitted to those who have reached out to us.
To Volunteer:
To volunteer with CHC please fill out our volunteer application and/or reach out to our Volunteer coordinator, Braden Ball. Thank you for your interest in helping CHC give our neighbors safe and healthy homes.
To help Marshall visit www.helpmarshall.org and to help Hot Springs visit https://hotspringsrecovery.org/
Serving Our Neighbors
Approximately 25% of the Madison County, NC population lives in substandard housing – often residents who own their home but struggle to manage the costs of ownership and general maintenance.
Applicants who request home repair assistance from CHC are assessed for urgency of need, income eligibility, scope of repairs necessary and a holistic overview of circumstances that may be causes of their need. The average CHC client has at least three major home repair needs. Two thirds of our clients are adults over 62 years of age. About one third are people with disabilities. All are living on very limited incomes generally considered very low, as defined by HUD.
Serving Our Neighbors
Approximately 25% of the Madison County, NC population lives in substandard housing – often residents who own their home but struggle to manage the costs of ownership and general maintenance.
Applicants who request home repair assistance from CHC are assessed for urgency of need, income eligibility, scope of repairs necessary and a holistic overview of circumstances that may be causes of their need. The average CHC client has at least three major home repair needs. Two thirds of our clients are adults over 62 years of age. About one third are people with disabilities. All are living on very limited incomes generally considered very low, as defined by HUD.
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Get Involved
Community Housing Coalition and our social enterprise, ReClaim Madison, offer a variety of opportunities to engage with and serve our Madison County community (in compliance with all NC State COVID-19 health and safety regulations).
VOLUNTEER! Local volunteers and youth groups from around the country are vital to the services we are able to provide to our clients and to shoppers.
DONATE! To serve our Madison County neighbors, we depend on the generosity of individuals and organizations that provide financial support for our work.
SHOP! Visit ReClaim Madison where you’ll find an ever-changing inventory of curated used furniture and décor, appliances and salvage building materials.
Get Involved
Community Housing Coalition and our social enterprise, ReClaim Madison, offer a variety of opportunities to engage with and serve our Madison County community (in compliance with all NC State COVID-19 health and safety regulations).
VOLUNTEER! Local volunteers and youth groups from around the country are vital to the services we are able to provide to our clients and to shoppers.
DONATE! To serve our Madison County neighbors, we depend on the generosity of individuals and organizations that provide financial support for our work.
SHOP! Visit ReClaim Madison where you’ll find an ever-changing inventory of curated used furniture and décor, appliances and salvage building materials.