Vision
We work toward the day when all residents of southwest Ohio -- especially the economically disadvantaged -- have a decent, affordable place to live and become part of a community.

Mission
St. Mary Development Corporation is a faith-based non-profit organization that creates sustainable affordable housing solutions in southwest Ohio through real estate development and management; homeownership and supportive housing services; and community revitalization initiatives.

We accomplish our mission through…
• Faith that God has called us to provide housing and 
  supportive services for those in need

• Dedication to improving the quality of life for our 
  clients and residents

• Strategic partnerships with both public and private
  sectors that maximize our success in the community

• Innovation in our planning and execution of
  organizational goals

• Commitment to the professional development \
  of our staff

Partners
The success of St. Mary Development Corporation is due in no small part to the corporation’s ability to sustain and leverage partnerships with public and private sector organizations in Dayton and throughout the region. Partner organizations include:

ACCESS CENTER for Independent Living
Area Agency on Aging, PSA 2
Catholic Social Services
Church of the Ascension
Church of the Incarnation
City of Beavercreek
City of Dayton
City of Eaton
City of Kettering
City of Moraine
CityWide Development
Combined Federal Campaign
Corner Cupboard Charities
County Corp
Day-Air Credit Union
Dayton Catholic Womens Club
Dayton Early College Academy
Dayton Foundation
Dayton Ohio Habitat for Humanity
Dinsmore & Shohl
Dayton Metropolitan Housing Authority
East End Community Services
ECR Business Solutions
Emmanuel Church
Fannie Mae
Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati
Fifth Third Bank
Fitz Center for Leadership in Community
Flagel, Huber, Flagel & Co.
Freddie Mac
FROC Priority Board
Full Circle Development
GE Money
Grafton Hills Neighborhood Assn.
Grandview Medical Center
Greene Co. Council on Aging
Greene Metropolitan Housing Authority
HBA of Dayton
Historic Dayton View
HomeOwnership Center of Greater Dayton
Houser Asphalt & Concrete
Housing Angel Society members
Huffman Historic Society
ISUS
JPMorgan Chase Bank
Key Bank
L. William Crotty Family Foundation
Maria Anna Brunner Fund
Mathile Family Foundation
McGohan Brabender
Miami Valley Fair Housing Center
Miller Valentine Group
Miller-Valentine Walsh Fund
Missionaries of The Precious Blood
Montgomery County
MV Communities
National City/PNC
NeighborWorks® America
Ohio Attorney General
Ohio Capital Corporation For Housing
Ohio CDC Association
Ohio Department of Development
Ohio Housing Finance Agency
Penny Ohlmann Neiman
Phillips Companies
Pickrel, Schaeffer & Ebeling
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur
RBC Capital Markets
Rebuilding Together-Dayton
Red Cross Family Living Center
Richard Allen Schools
Riverain Investment
Schaeffer, Amos & Hughes
Senior Resource Connection
Sisters of the Precious Blood
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Southeast Priority Board
St. Helen Church
St. Paul United Methodist Church
The Dayton Foundation
The Oberer Companies
Troy Community Works
Union Savings Bank
United Way
University Of Dayton
US Bank
VA Medical Center
Wright-Patt Credit Union
Xenia Grace Chapel
Housing for low-income seniors
• Managed 532 rental units in seven apartment centers

• Completed construction of Shiloh Apartments III, 70 units of senior housing located adjacent to St. Mary’s Shiloh phases I and II

• Began construction of Lyons Place, 67 units on St. Mary's Hoover Campus

• Began renovation of 15-year-old Twin Towers Place, which will be complete by fall 2009

• Provided supportive services to 500+ seniors, including free bus transportation to shopping and wellness/social activities

Housing for low-income families
• Built and leased 25 new homes at Stoney Ridge, bringing total St. Mary lease-to-purchase, single-family homes to 137

• Began planning and approval process for 70 new single-family homes in east Dayton

• Provided supportive services programming for 137 lease-to-purchase residents

Homeownership assistance
• Provided education and guidance to 2,456 individuals and families to help them achieve and sustain homeownership

• Facilitated 72 new mortgages for a total
investment of more than $6.6 million

• Helped 557 families avoid foreclosure through counseling and direct intervention with mortgage lenders

• Offered 32 training opportunities to more than 350 participants through Homebuyer, Home Maintenance, Financial Fitness and Refinance classes

• Established satellite offices in Kettering, West Carrollton and Troy to expand opportunities for residents in those communities.

Emergency housing
• Purchased and renovated 37 apartment units for the American Red Cross Family Living Center

•  Through this unique partnership, the Red Cross provided 72 families with temporary housing and helped 49 families successfully move into permanent housing

Community development
• Partnered with the City of Dayton through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program to help areas suffering from foreclosures and abandonment

• Partnered with the Weed & Seed program to “weed out” criminals and drug abusers and “seed” much-needed human services and neighborhood restoration






Highlights of 2008 and
2009 through June
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We work toward the day when
all residents of southwest Ohio -- especially the economically disadvantaged -- have a decent, affordable
place to live and become part of a community.