Winnebago Tribe renews pledge for homeownership program

Tuesday, January 10, 2012  

The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska is helping its members realize the dream of homeownership.

The tribe recently added another $500,000 to its housing program. The money will build six or seven new houses on the reservation.

"Housing and community growth on the Winnebago Reservation seems destined to continue at a rapid pace,'' Lance Morgan, the chief executive officer of Ho-Chunk Inc., the tribe's economic development arm, told The Omaha World-Herald.

The program provides $50,000 in down payment assistance, which helps lower the cost of a new home. Other programs that the tribe also offers could raise the assistance level to $75,000.

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