Senior
Apartments in Oklahoma City Recognized by Oklahoma Housing Finance
Agency with Apex Award
OKLAHOMA CITY – Temple Gardens Senior Apartments located in
northeast Oklahoma City received an Apex Award for Elderly Housing
from Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency for contributions made in
affordable housing from January to December 2006. Presented July 19
at OHFA’s Board of Trustees meeting in Oklahoma City, the annual
Apex Awards recognize people and organizations in Oklahoma committed
to affordable housing.
Temple Gardens Senior Apartments features 50 apartments for
low-income individuals age 62 and older. The new housing made it
possible for senior citizens in the area to continue living in their
community. Temple Gardens reached full occupancy within three months
of opening. Residents benefit from large common areas, daily meals,
health screenings and health education events.
Other Apex Award recipients and their award categories were:
Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma – Innovative Affordable Housing
Initiative
Valenthia Doolin of First Mortgage Company, Oklahoma City – Friend
of Affordable Housing
Oklahoma Equity Fund – Friend of Affordable Housing
Urban League of Greater Oklahoma City – Community Development
United Community Action Program, Inc., Pawnee – Rural Housing
Legacy Park Apartments, Shawnee – Rental Housing
Little Dixie Community Action Agency, Hugo – Elderly Housing, Home
Ownership and Management of Affordable Housing
Indian Springs Apartments, Broken Arrow – Management of Affordable
Housing
Bell Management, Inc., Joplin, Mo. – Management of Affordable
Housing
Red-Wood Development, Joplin, Mo. – Elderly Housing
As Oklahoma’s largest provider of affordable housing, OHFA offers 11
housing programs ranging from “OHFA Advantage” for home ownership to
housing development and rental assistance. For more information
about OHFA and its programs and services, visit
www.ohfa.org.
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