Eco Dream Affordable Housing - WelcometoEcoDreamAffo

Eco Dream Affordable Housing was incorporated in 2004 after many years of planning. Eco Dream was founded on the principal that human beings should live in homes and in community with dignity. We believe decent, clean, affordable and safe housing should be a human right. With that end in sight, Eco Dream made plans to meet the needs of affordable housing not only in California but throughout the United States and beyond.

Our founder and Executive Director decided that because so many avenues exist for funding of a non profit and that certain funding could be too restrictive to create a paradigm shift, Helen has personally funded Eco Dream since its development and concept in order to create a solution to specific condition that seem to exist in the affordable market system. Having seen the needs of those most in need resolved by such great organizations as Habitat for Humanity and Self Help, there was also a part of the population that fell in an unknown area, where they made too much to be served by these fine organizations, yet they did not make enough as struggling adults attempting to do the right thing by working and saving, yet somehow their needs not addressed. Then of course there was the other 4% that required no assistance and the 5% that were served by HUD or other such programs leaving the rest of 91% of the majority of the population especially now with the market conditions changing, with no place to turn for help.

She decided that we all needed the help by offering foreclosed homes, access to such homes, assistance with short sales, loan modification and other education to assist new or existing families secure their home. It was very personal as she also experienced the "underwater" situation as most today.

After investing all her funding with her "Baby" Ecodream, losing a lot of income with the turn of the financial markets and real estate changing not only for an experienced professional but especially for those never prepared to meet such challenges, she and her board of directors decided to review the existing mission statement and developed the changes above.

Helen, the Board of Directors and her staff knew from personal experience that building a few green homes would not address the desperate need for affordable housing. Eco Dream had to create a paradigm shift to address the massive need by creating not just affordable housing but attainable housing for the general public.

Because of the real estate market conditions, that pardigm shift had to be a complete turnaround of the original concept to build new housing. We now had to face the reality that due to the overwhelming foreclosures in the market, we now had insurmountable odds to determine how to address this unfortunate condition in the housing market and to address how to better serve the families that were now left homeless or were about to become homeless.

Ecodream decided to tackle the problem by looking at innovative ways to provide housing and still honor the original concept of the affordability factor while still preserving the environment. We had The Shawnee Corporation http://www.shawneecorp.com to assist and mentor staff and the CEO as well as the expert advise of Tetra Tech and SPG Solar. We had corporate bulk sellers and buyers sell or donate homes to Ecodream. We had to take existing inventory and pass the savings on to the family that needed a home that had good credit or were first time homebuyers. We are working to provide solutions to the existing complex problems and are still in negotiations with Shawnee and Direct Marketing Advantage to assist our homeowners. Most recently http://www.theibc.tv has stepped in to create a multi media platform selecting Ecodream as one of their non profit agencies that will benefit from the socially conscious Media mogul, Jerome Picot, CEO of the ibc.tv. It is with partnerships that solutions can be found to address the human condition. Ecodream applauds these corporations for the vision and dedication.

Eco Dream is overseen by a Board of Directors with diverse backgrounds and experience in real estate, property management, social services and education. They are all passionate about housing and the environment. Eco Dream brought together professional staff, consultants and the community to address the needs.