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A resolution honoring Rosalind Robinson and AAA-Residential Resources, Inc. for 25 years of service to the people of Nashville and Davidson County.
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WHEREAS, Rosalind Robinson 25 years ago created AAA-Residential Resources, Inc. to supply quality affordable housing advocacy, counseling, information, education, and referral services; and
WHEREAS, AAA-Residential Resources, Inc. was incorporated by the State of Tennessee on October 31, 1997 and received the Internal Revenue Service's exemption status as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization on February 13, 1998, is a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") approved Comprehensive Housing Counseling Agency, an affiliate of HomeFree USA and partners with the Tennessee Housing Development Agency ("THDA"), Metropolitan Development Housing Agency ("MDHA") and other local entities; and
WHEREAS, over the past years, AAA-Residential Resources, Inc. has supplied (HUD verified) various housing assistance in Davidson and the immediate surrounding Counties to over 25,908 families, of which there were 7,451 homes purchased, 5,752 foreclosure intervention, 1,056 rental eviction prevention and families with other housing needs; and
WHEREAS, AAA-Residential Resources, Inc.'s small staff consisting of 2 FTEs and 2 PTEs has over 70 years of combined experience and a number of professional certifications in the affordable housing industry and have received numerous awards for its service delivery; and
WHEREAS, Rosalind Robinson, the Founder/CFO of AAA-Residential Resources, Inc. has over 45 years of experience in the affordable housing services industry, beginning with the Neighborhood Reinvestment Institute (NeighborWorks America's(r)) and continued actions to enhance her agency's services; and
WHEREAS, Rosalind Robinson is an innovator and because of her concern that clients sustain their choice of housing, she initiated the first financial literacy program in Nashville, which she titled "Economic Empowe...
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