HOMEOWNERSHIP

Buying a home is the biggest financial decision many people will make.

Understand the benefits and limitations of owning a home.

RENTING

For some, renting is a better option. Do you know the pros  and cons when it comes to your money and rent?

FAIR HOUSING

COUNSELING

We are a counseling agency that offers guidance on homebuying, renting, and default and foreclosure prevention.

Olive Hill CEDC is a HUD approved Housing Counseling Agency and a trusted resource for empowering consumers to make informed decisions. 

ECONOMIC

STABILITY

OHCEDC strives to empower residents to overcome situational barriers and to gain financial stability and independence. 

BUSINESS

DEVELOPMENT

Providing tools, including technical and financial assistance and skills training, to local entrepreneurs to start and grow small businesses.

ADVOCACY

Providing a voice for fair and sustainable community development in partnership with advocates at the local, regional, and national levels .

WORKFORCE

DEVELOPMENT

Offering asset-building and educational opportunities

for individuals and families challenged.  The program  prepares people without college degrees for jobs with promising career paths.

Olive Hill CEDC is the local approved HUD Housing Counseling Agency serving

Burke, Caldwell, Catawba and McDowell counties in North Carolina.

OUR VISION

Vision

People empowered through education and training taking charge of their economic journey and inspiring others to do the same.

 Our Mission  is to positively impact the economic environment of area residents with asset building opportunities to achieve financial stability.

OHCEDC is a 23 year old private non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation founded to provide solutions to financially distressed residents located in
Burke, Caldwell, Catawba &  McDowell Counties.