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"Increasing
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United
States Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce Initiative
Mi
Casa President, Michael A. Gonzales
is pictured with Michael Barrera, National
President of the United States Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce, and Nina Vaca,
Chairman of the Greater Dallas
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
discussing how Mi Casa will provide
down payment assistance to every
employee whose company is a
chamber member throughout the
United States.
Association de Tejas
Conference & Expo
(HCAT) State Conference is the 10th annual
conference for this growing organization.
The organization promotes and enhances
commerce, trade and contracting
opportunities for the benefits of Hispanic
Contractors. The organization has
7 chapters and more than 5,000 members.
The HCAT members are directly responsible
for more than $500 million dollars in
construction revenue in the State of Texas.
The Mi Casa Down Payment Assistance
Program has committed to providing
down payment assistance to every
member's employee that wishes to
purchase a home.
Click
on link to go to the Mi Casa
Outreach events
The
Mi Casa Program has committed
$1 million dollars per month to be
applied to down payment and
closing cost assistance to the parents
of the children that are enrolled in the
DISD. Our focus will be to promulgate
FHA loans since they work in conjunction
with the Mi Casa funding and the loans
are easier to obtain approval for
the prospective homebuyer.
There
are currently 158,000 students in
the district, 62% of whom are Hispanic
and 30% are African-American. As the
parents become homeowners this will
create stability in the home, increase
test scores, enhance the tax base
and ultimately reduce the dropout rate.
Our
outreach programs consist of
communicating the program to
the parents through DISD
Parent Academies, teacher’s groups
and PTA’S.
