LOU-Home, Inc.

07/08/2024

Looking to buy a home for the first time (or second time, but with a better understanding of the process). Come join LOU-Home, Inc. and Paragon Bank for a homebuyer workshop this Wednesday afternoon from 4:00-5:00 at their new location on South Lamar.

12/06/2023

We're excited to support the great folks at Doors of Hope Transition Ministries in their annual Holiday House Tour fundraiser! This year, we get a peek into the homes of some of Mississippi's most talented, promising young women, with a Sorority House tour.

Doors of Hope provides financial support to working women with children, helping them become stable in their housing and develop tools to progress independently. They help numerous families stay in their homes, and children stay in their school districts, providing a crucial foundation for brighter futures.

Follow the link from https://doorsofhopeoxford.org/ to get your tickets! This Sunday, December 10, 2023, from 1-5 pm

The Sorority Holiday House Tour is ONLY 5 days away!!! You don’t want to miss out on this holiday fun. 🎄 Join us on December 10th from 1 pm to 5 pm to tour nine sorority homes decorated for the festive season on Rebel Drive and Sorority Row at The University of Mississippi!

Tickets are available for purchase for $30 on our website - tap the link in our bio. Tickets will also be sold at the event for $35. Raffle tickets will be sold at the event. 🎅🏻✨❄️

12/05/2023

All set in the library auditorium! Come on by for some snacks and a walk through home buying basics.

12/05/2023

TOMORROW! We'll go through the basics of affordability, credit, and the basics of a home loan! It's a great time to get this information, so you have everything you need to structure your goals in 2024 and beyond.

I think of home ownership like growing a fruit tree. Most fruit trees take 8-10 years, or even longer, between planting a sapling and harvesting the fruit. We have to invest in the soil, nutrients, water, protection, and be consistent over time, to get one fruit. But if we maintain our investment in that tree, it will give back to us in the long term.

Even if now is not the right time for you to buy a home, it IS the right time to start thinking like an empowered potential buyer.

11/29/2023

One of LOU-HOME's projects over the years has been sharing Fair Housing information online, in print, and in person. The Mississippi Home Corp. produces a report called "Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice". That report identifies "Lack of Fair Housing Knowledge" as a major impediment throughout the state, and education like the workshops LOU-HOME provides, as activities that address that impediment.

Renters and homebuyers deserve to know how and where to report potential housing discrimination, including appraisal discrimination. The HUD website is a vast resource, and we encourage you to learn all that you can!

https://archivemhc.com/ai/MS_2019_Analysis_of_Impediments_Fair_Housing_Choice.pdf

11/28/2023

Through partnerships with developers, LOU-HOME has contributed more units of cost-controlled housing to Oxford than any other organization. We know it isn't enough. We want to do MORE. These projects are difficult to put together, and they take years, and they need your consistent support to succeed!

When they are not producing new housing, our Board Members produce locally-tailored research about housing affordability and the realities Lafayette-Oxford-University families face. They serve in multiple local committees and organizations that wrestle with this issue. Our Housing Counseling Program has intervened in evictions and helped guide working families into home ownership.

Please show your support today! Follow the QR Code or go to http://louhome.org/contact

11/27/2023

Origin Bank is joining LOU-HOME on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. to talk home-buying, in this FREE workshop! This is the perfect time to plan out your 2024 finances to reach your long-term goals. Please come join us!

10/31/2023

Come by Oxford Community Market and get a tasty meal on us! Mr. Aldridge even brought chili to keep us warm today. ❤️

10/30/2023

Come see us tomorrow at Oxford Community Market, and learn about our LOFT funded workshops, coming up Summer 2024!

We'll have: Filipino Chicken Adobo, Beef Tacos, and Sweet Potato Tacos, plus popcorn-crispy treats and apple slices with caramel dip. Your tasty treats are free to enjoy. If you have a few dollars to contribute, we appreciate whatever you can spare!

08/08/2023

Join LOU-Home, Inc. at the Night for Nonprofits with Lafayette Oxford Foundation for Tomorrow! This is a wonderful opportunity to learn about the projects your local nonprofits are working hard to fund, and your vote for your favorite project might make the difference in securing an additional $2,500. Every dollar counts!

We will have information about our Mission and Vision, and Budget For Nutrition workshops, which we are planning for Summer 2024.

06/05/2023

Our local pantry is getting some much-deserved renovations so it can be more effective for the 600 families per month who rely on it. While the building will be closed over the summer, the organization will still be providing food, at multiple locations listed at the link.

The Oxford Food Pantry closed its doors for the summer on Memorial Day and won’t reopen until around Labor Day while the food bank is renovated to provide more space. However, food will still be distributed to patrons at mobile pantries once a month. The first Mobile Food Pantry will be on Wednesd...

06/02/2023

Join LOU-HOME and many other amazing local organizations at the Resource Fair on June 17! See https://sites.google.com/go.olemiss.edu/oxfordpontotoc-resource-fair/home for details!