About The Salt & Light Company, Inc.

The Salt & Light Company, Inc. offers property development and maintenance to People First and Homes of Hope, its sister companies in The Affordable Homes Group, Inc.  When People First acquires a new property, Salt & Light is responsible for renovating the property to meet necessary standards for housing needy families.  Salt & Light also provides continued maintenance of the sixty-eight housing units operated by Homes of Hope and People First!.  Our own construction team completes our in-state, as well as a number of out-of-state, renovation, construction and modular projects.  We believe in affordable housing solutions for individuals and families, whether they are transitional, renters, or homebuyers, and we work as one local company with our own staff of varying talents to provide those options.

Support

The Salt & Light Company, Inc. and the Affordable Homes Group, Inc. are part of a team of organizations and agencies in Burlington County providing services and support to better the lives of residents in need.  Our organization relies on the financial resources of other organizations and foundations, as well as the personal donations of local, caring residents.  If you would like to donate household items to support our transitional housing program, please visit our donation page to learn how.  Like other agencies, we also seek support from the United Way of Burlington County.   The United Way invests contributions into local programs that are designed to make our communities stronger and help people live better lives.  If you would like to give to the United Way of Burlington County, please visit their website or call (609) 267-4500.

Emergency Assistance

Our family of companies partners with other organizations to provide supportive services to clients placed through the Burlington County Board of Social Services and other referring agencies.  If you are in need of immediate assistance, please visit CONTACT of Burlington County or dial 2-1-1 from any local telephone to receive 24-hour referral assistance. 

Custom Modular Housing

We at AHG feel that modular housing is the wave of the future.  The variety of size, style and design features in today's modular housing is worlds away from the factory-built home of just a decade ago.  Homes built in climate-controlled factories meant to withstand delivery and assembly are superior in quality and durability.  Modular housing offers endless possibilities when it comes to quality, affordable housing.  The Salt & Light Company is actively working on the early stages of new development projects that we hope to announce in the coming months, all of which will use some form of modular construction.  We hope to help people improve their quality of life through the home where they reside and help the planet by reducing the impact of our building projects on the environment.  Check back soon for more news!

The home seen here was a brand new, 3,500 square foot demonstration that we built last year and sold this past February.  All who have seen this property can attest that the modular housing of today is worlds away from the images of FEMA trailers that many have stuck in their minds.  Check out this project from start to finish and see how great modular housing can be!

Energy Efficient Home Renovation Project

We are in the process of renovating and remodeling two attached properties that we plan to make available as affordable housing to income-eligible homebuyers.  The remodeling of these homes involved tearing down part of the existing structures, then rebuilding and expanding the properties to increase living space and function within the homes.  This addition incorporates the same building materials found in our green home construction project.  We are also remodeling the entire existing structures to include new high-efficiency gas furnace and central air systems, new electrical systems, new highly-effective blown-in insulation, new windows, a new metal roof, and completely new interiors.  Check it out here.

Delanco Mews Affordable Rental Housing       

In the fall of 2005 The Salt & Light Company, Inc offered three new, single-family homes as affordable rental housing.  The homes were built by John Rahenkamp Associates and Delanco Renaissance II.  These homes are two-story, three-bedroom dwellings with high efficiency gas heat, central air conditioning, and full basements with two off-street parking places.  Applicants will be subject to family size and income requirements.  View rental details here.

Applications for the opening announced in April have been collected.  A lottery will be held on May 4, 2007 for all final, qualifying households.  As we have additional openings for these properties, we will post information on this website and advertise in the local newspaper (the Burlington County times).  Check back often for openings.

The Community Housing Partnership Program

In 2000 Salt & Light began a new series of projects, which would later form the Community Housing Partnership Program.  We began purchasing properties in great need of repair, performing complete rehabilitation, and reselling the properties at below-market costs to low and moderate-income families.  Over the last four years we have been participating in projects with nine states, including Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.  Fourteen projects have been completed and many more are under way.  We are always seeking to expand our opportunities into new towns and states.