Affordable Housing

Affordable Housing
Providing safe, decent and affordable housing for low and moderate income persons.

Rental Properties Counties served

ADVOCAP owns and or manages affordable rentals in Fond du Lac, Winnebago and Green Lake Counties

Large Families - Three, four and five bedroom single family homes in Winnebago and Fond du Lac counties.

Single persons - Affordable efficiency units in Fond du Lac.

Persons living with disabilities in all 3 counties

For more information about rental opportunities please contact:

Lu Scheer, Affordable Housing Director
luanns@advocap.org
PO Box 1108
Fond du Lac, WI 54936-1105
920-922-7760 extension 3518 or 1-800-631-2791

Affordability

Rent structure for properties owned and managed by ADVOCAP are based on the limits set by the funding source. The rents are never more than Fair Market rents published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Ideally, tenants pay no more than 30% of their adjusted income towards rent and utilities.

First Time Homebuyer Program
ADVOCAP's Homeowner Development Program (HDP) provides skills and opportunities for families to acquire a home of their own. The classes offered prepare persons to be educated home buyers and owners. The program is supported by local lenders, and real estate professionals. The program serves Fond du Lac, Green Lake and Winnebago counties.

For more information about the Homeowner Development Program please contact:
Lu Scheer, Affordable Housing Director
luanns@advocap.org
PO Box 1108
Fond du Lac, WI 54936-1105
920-922-7760 extension 3518 or 1-800-631-2791

Housing Rehab Program

ADVOCAP's rehab program is offered to eligible homeowners in Green Lake, Fond du Lac, and Winnebago Counties to provide assistance in dealing with larger housing problems such as:

Roofing

Window Replacement

Foundation Problems

Accessibility Issues

Health and Safety Issues

Homeowners must be 80% or less of county medium income or less to eligible. Services are offered through no interest, deferred loans. The Rehab Program is not intended for remodeling, or emergency situations. Due to high demand for services, immediate service may not always be available. Inquiries are handled on a first come, first serve basis, and waiting lists of eligible clients are maintained.

For more information about the Housing Rehab Program please contact:

Angie Wagner
Adminstrative Assistant
920-922-7760 extension 3588
angelam@advocap.org

Fresh Start

Fond du Lac Area at-risk youth build affordable homes for low-income families, learn to overcome barriers and earn scholarships. The Fresh Start program encourages young at-risk adults to identify barriers to self-sufficiency and to overcome them

Program Includes:

Paid wages for both educational and work time

Eighty percent of each week is spent at the work site

Twenty percent of the week is focused on educational and independent living skills training

For more information about Fresh Start contact:

ADVOCAP at 920-922-7760 extension 3518 or 1-800-631-7760

ADVOCAP services are provided to qualified persons on the basis of expressed and assessed needs and within the limits of program
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elines. No qualified persons shall be excluded from participation in an ADVOCAP program or be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subject to discrimination in any manner on the basis of age, race, creed, religion, color, sex, physical or developmental condition or disability, association with a person with a disability, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, political affiliation, marital paternal or family status, pregnancy, arrest record, citizenship status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. ADVOCAP has a grievance procedure. If you have concerns or a complaint, please contact our Deputy Director.