The North Carolina Housing Coalition (NCHC) recently honored Lew Kraus, Executive Director of Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity, with the Bill Rowe Service to Affordable Housing Award for his outstanding work and leadership in affordable housing.
Kraus was a volunteer with Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity when it
incorporated in 1983 under the name of Western North Carolina Habitat for
Humanity, making it the first Habitat affiliate in North Carolina. In 1988, Lew
became Asheville Area Habitat’s first executive director. Now in his 25th year
in this role, he is the longest-serving executive director of any Habitat for
Humanity affiliate! With an unwavering commitment to the vision of a safe and
decent home for every family, Lew’s passion, strong leadership, and strategic
thinking has provided 250 families the opportunity to own a home and has made
Asheville a model Habitat affiliate.
The award was presented to Kraus during the recent NC Affordable Housing
Conference in Raleigh, NC. Over 900 people attended the conference from across
the state including housing advocates, bankers, for-profit and nonprofit
developers, community development corporations, local and state government
officials and others from the many businesses and organizations that finance,
build, and operate affordable housing in NC.
Kevin Campbell, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity of Wake
County also received a Bill Rowe Service to Affordable Housing Award. The Steven Whitesell Housing Professional of the
Year Award was given to Freda Taylor of the Arc of North Carolina, and the
Public Official of the Year Award went to Representative David Lewis.
“Each of these leaders is a tremendous example of the great network of
organizations and individuals who are working hard every day to produce more
quality affordable housing in NC,” said Satana Deberry, NCHC Executive
Director.
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