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What is Mission Home Help?
Mission believes in helping employees work toward financial self-sufficiency and knows that one of the best ways to do this is to build assets through home ownership.
Mission Hospitals, in partnership with OnTrack Financial Education and Counseling, offers this matched savings benefit for employees in recognition of the hard work and dedication that you provide to the community.
Mission Home Help provides employees with:
- free financial counseling
- free Manage Your Money and Homebuyer Education classes
- Up to $2500 in match money for qualified employees who enroll and complete the program components.
You heard us right! You can contribute $1,250, and Mission will match with $2,500! Please refer to the eligibility criteria for additional details.
Who qualifies for Mission Home Help?
If you have been a full time employee of Mission Hospitals for one year or more and have annual wages of $54,500 or less then you qualify to participate in Mission Home Help. Please refer to the eligibility criteria for additional details.
What are the program requirements?
There are several steps to be completed in order to qualify for the match money.
These include making regular contributions to a savings account (which will be matched 2 to 1 upon program completion, up to $2500), participating in financial counseling and education, and participating in homebuyer education. Minimum program participation time is six months.
For details of the requirements, please see the Contract of Participation.
How do I sign up for Mission Home Help?
Please keep in mind that there is often a waiting list to participate in the Mission Home Help program. To enroll in the program or be placed on the waiting list, contact Becky Brown by phone or e-mail (see contact information below-please note that this is NOT a Mission Hospital e-mail address).
Complete the Participant Application and Contract of Participation. Fax or mail completed forms to Becky Brown at the fax number or address below.
See OnTrack's class list
Classes are free for Mission employees (even if you're not a Mission Home Help participant).
Mission Home Help Contact Information:
Becky Brown
Mission Home Help Coordinator
Homebuyer and Savings Programs Manager
Phone: 828-255-5166, Ext. 124
Fax: 828-255-5129
Email: beckyb@ontrackwnc.org
Website: http://www.ontrackwnc.org/.
Mail forms to:
Becky Brown
Mission Home Help Coordinator
OnTrack Financial Education and Counseling
50 South French Broad Ave.
Suite 227
Asheville, NC 28801
Mountain Housing Opportunities, a local United Way agency, offers a Downpayment Assistance Program for households with low and moderate income.
If you are participating in Mission Home Help, or are currently not a homeowner but looking for a home, MHO may have a plan to help you.
Learn more at http://www.mtnhousing.org/or call Joe Taylre, DAP loan officer, at 254-0124, ext. 127.
