Our Background

Knox Housing Partnership (KHP) is a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization founded in 1990 to form a partnership of local governments, businesses and private citizens to provide affordable housing opportunities to residents of Knox County. In 2006 the board changed its by-laws to serve residents within a 75-mile radius of Knox County. KHP is designated as a Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) for Knox County and the City of Knoxville. KHP is one of 240 organizations within the NeighborWorks® America network and one of 93 nationally recognized HomeOwnershipsm Centers.

Our Mission

Knox Housing Partnership’s mission is to enhance communities through quality housing and build wealth through homeownership. This is achieved by

• being a leader in neighborhood revitalization.
• providing homeownership education and counseling.
• providing development services for the rehabilitation and construction of housing units.
• providing financial products to assist low and moderate income households in obtaining affordable housing.
• serving as a clearinghouse for community housing interests, and working in partnership with others for the betterment of our community.

Knox Housing Partnership is located in Tennessee’s third-largest metropolitan area, and serves residents within a 75-mile radius, which includes Knox, Anderson, Blount, Roane, Loudon, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Sevier and Union counties.

Our Information

Since Knox Housing Partnership’s inception, the agency has continued to grow and serve a broader constituency. The goal of homeownership for low and moderate-income residents is as relevant today as it was in the early 90’s. However, a complicated purchase transaction along with navigation of the credit world has left many a first-time homebuyer wary and vulnerable to things such as predatory lending.

KHP has provided housing counseling to over 2000 people. If homeownership is not an option or desire, KHP also offers affordable rental solutions to the lowest-income residents including senior citizens. As part of the “One Stop Shop” services offered through the Homeownershipsm Center, KHP builds new construction single-family homes and also has lending capabilities.

KHP receives funding through grants from NeighborWorks America, the City of Knoxville, Knox County Government, Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati, local bank partnerships, business or other organizations and from private donations. Revenue is also generated from its construction and lending business lines. KHP consulted with the University of Tennessee MBA Program and through that consultation one of the issues identified that has an impact on KHP’s ability to quickly offer information to the community and to offer customers the ability to enroll in workshops and other activities offered is its outdated and inefficient website.

Knox Housing Partnership’s role in the community is critically important to not only low and moderate income citizens wishing to become homeowners, but equally critical to the greater community because homeownership and affordable rental options creates a vibrant, stable and robust community for all citizens.