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Home Buyer Education Sessions to be Held Throughout State - 8/28/2002

[Columbia, SC] In observance of Homeownership Week in June of this year, the South Carolina Partners in Homeownership offered First-Time Home Buyer Education Seminars in several locations.  These education seminars, held in Richland, Greenwood, Horry, Dorchester, Berkeley, Charleston, Kershaw and Lee counties, were so successful, they are being continued to cover each of the state’s six congressional districts.

These sessions are designed to educate, inform and increase awareness on the availability of affordable housing opportunities. They are targeted toward underserved populations including African-American, Hispanics, Latinos, and those living in rural areas.

Sept. 4th and 5th – Sterling Hope Center, 5pm - 9 pm, Greenville

Sept. 7th – Hahn Village Community Room, 9am – 5pm, Aiken

Sept. 10th  – Trident Technical College, 6pm – 8pm, North Charleston

Sept. 12th – Misty Ridge Apartments, 6pm – 9pm,Sumter

Sept. 12th, 19th, and 26th – Beaufort County DSS, 6pm – 9pm, Beaufort

Sept. 14th – Kershaw County Library, 9am – Noon, Camden

Florence County Library, 1:30pm – 4:30 pm, Florence

Trident Technical College, 10am – Noon, Charleston

Hahn Village Community Room, 9am – Noon, Aiken 

Sept. 17th, 18th & 19th – City of Charleston Housing Authority, 6pm – 9pm, Charleston

Sept. 21st – Williamsburg County Administration Bldg., 9am – Noon, Kingstree

Anderson Housing Authority, 9am – 1pm, Anderson

 Allen University, John Hurst Adams Gymnasium, 9am – 1pm, Columbia

Sept. 28th – Ashwood Pointe Apartments, 9am – Noon, Bishopville

Trident Technical College, 10am – Noon, Charleston

Mt. Olivet AME Zion Church, 11am – 2pm, Rock Hill

Orangeburg Career and Technical Center, 9am – 1pm, Orangeburg

The home buyer classes are taught by certified home buyer education instructors and are free and open to the public. Subjects include the basics of the home buying process, credit, home maintenance and repair, and other issues relating to purchasing a first home. The South Carolina Partners in Homeownership is a partnership of over 40 agencies, organizations, and businesses working together to expand affordable housing opportunities in South Carolina. The State Housing Authority has served as the lead agency for the Partnership since its inception in 1996.

 Additional sessions will be scheduled throughout the state at a later date. Some classes will be offered in Spanish as well as English. For further information on these home buyer sessions, please visit our website at www.sha.state.sc.us under Hot News or call (803) 734-2359. Hearing or speech impaired persons may use the TTY line (803) 734-2369.