Housing

WE NEED HOUSING  education 

At Communities Unlimited we understand that the US housing system was built on a track of exclusion and racism that is compounded by the lack of resources and access in rural, persistent poverty areas. It doesn’t matter how new the train is or who the conductor is, if the track is laid the train will continue to arrive at the same destination.

We believe...

Housing quality directly effects the environment that families live and work in daily, including air quality, water quality, and the quality/health of built structures, and the environmental and housing implications of a natural disaster.

We acknowledge...

Many communities lack the capacity or resources to identify and address issues within the built environment- utilizing our Comprehensive Housing Needs Assessment, we can help communities identify, plan for, and address the issues that fall within the intersection points of housing and environmental justice.

We understand...

By working within persistent poverty communities, specifically those with higher BIPOC populations, we would be serving the communities most likely to experience housing and environmental disparities and really reflect the ideas of justice within these two areas.

It is time we raze the tracks of a broken system and create a pathway for rural America to COME HOME.

What is COME HOME?

COME HOME is a holistic, community centered housing approach with focus on local capacity building, technical assistance, resource development, and housing fund and lending development.

COME HOME has four key components:

Housing Needs Assessment

Strategic Housing Planning

Resource Portfolio Development

Innovative Lending

Coming Soon

Partners

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Housing Education

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Your Money, Your Goals: A financial empowerment toolkit

*Communities Unlimited, Inc. is not affiliated with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

US Department of Housing and Urban Development

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Fannie Mae

Fannie Mae offers a free Homebuyer education course. The first section covers the following topics:

  • To rent or buy
  • Things to consider before buying
  • Credit Score
  • Improving Credit Score
  • Establishing Credit

*Communities Unlimited, Inc. is not affiliated with Fannie Mae

Arkansas Delta

Do you live in the Arkansas Delta?  Would you like to own your own home but not sure where to start? Use the form to speak to our housing counselor and begin your journey to home ownership.

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Meet The Team

Area Director of Rural Housing

Audra Butler
Denika Scott
Housing Counseling Technician

Denika Smith Scott
Kapriskie Mack
Community Housing Technician

Kapriskie Mack

Area Director of Rural Housing

Audra Butler

Audra Butler started Communities Unlimited (CU) in 2022 as the Rural Housing Area Director. Audra has more than a decade in subsidized and affordable housing leadership and homeless advocacy. Over the last 10 years, Audra has worked with nonprofits and organizations focused on creating pathways out of poverty. As the Rural Housing Area Director for Communities Unlimited, Audra develops a rural housing strategy and offers a modular housing manufacturing program. Audra works in communities to help community members better understand housing and what their community needs.

Audra formerly served as the Interim Director and Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Fayetteville Housing Authority. While there, Audra led the organization through leadership transitions and organizational restructuring, stabilizing operations and allowing the team of housing professionals to continue providing services to thousands of Arkansans in Northwest Arkansas. Audra also served as the Chief Operations Officer for Community Programs at ARVAC, a community action agency in central Arkansas, directing operations in 9 counties and expanding the organizations homeless services and transitional living program.

Audra lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas and works out of Communities Unlimited’s Fayetteville office.

 

 

 

 

 

Phone:479.684.7727

Denika Scott

Housing Counseling Technician

Denika Smith Scott

Denika Smith Scott joined Communities Unlimited (CU) in September 2023 as a Housing Counseling Technician. Denika works with the community to help close the gap between urban and rural housing. She works one-on-one with clients to coach and motivate them to achieve their goals for stable housing and financial opportunity. Denika helps clients with money management, credit, home ownership, and other home related counseling. 

Before starting at CU, Denika worked as a Leasing Agent for Sunset Village Apartments. She also worked for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff as an Office Manager and Grant Manager. 

Denika resides in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. 

Phone:479.530.5158

Kapriskie Mack

Community Housing Technician

Kapriskie Mack

Kapriskie Mack joined Communities Unlimited (CU) in September 2023 as a Community Housing Technician. Kapriskie leads client scheduling and delivery of housing services, provides technical assistance and strategic planning, facilitates grants, and markets housing products to rural and poverty-stricken communities. 

Before starting at CU, Kapriskie was a Project Manager for Carnegie Learning. She has a Master of Divinity from Memphis Theological Seminary and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Memphis.  

Phone:479.422.9651

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