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Please join IHA in welcoming Gabriel Jimenez!

Carol Riggles • March 6, 2024

Please join IHA in welcoming Gabriel Jimenez!

At the end of March, IHA will be saying goodbye to a long-time employee, Ron Morris. He is retiring and we wish him the absolute best!

We were incredibly lucky to find someone to take Ron’s place, literally in the nick of time. We knew the position would be ridiculously hard to fill as Ron is a tough act to follow. Like most nonprofit employees, Ron wore many hats, and his construction knowledge and experience is so extensive that we were sure he was virtually irreplaceable.



But then Ron recommended Gabriel Jimenez and we are glad he did! Gabriel has an impressive resume with a wide variety of construction knowledge, and he loves to teach, which will be especially helpful to our Purchase Repair Homeownership Program clients. Gabriel also has a big heart and desire to help others. He has been sharing his time and talent with Waterboyz for Jesus as a member of their SWAT (Servants With A Testimony) team to provide help to community members in need.

In addition to his position as the Construction Manager for the Purchase Repair Homeownership Program, Gabriel will also provide construction oversight for IHA’s partnerships with developers to build multi-family communities. The most recent community broke ground in June and just entered the framing stage. Located in downtown Brunswick, MD, this community (The Residences at Railroad Square) will add 45 more affordable apartments to IHA’s property management portfolio. 

But wait, that’s not all! IHA also needs construction management at our completed multi-family communities, and Gabriel will fill this role as well. Weinberg House, IHA’s very first senior apartment community, is currently undergoing extensive remodeling. Tied into this role is the need to forecast and prepare budgets for future capital improvements. A capital improvement is the addition of a permanent structural change or the restoration of some aspect of a property that will either enhance the property's overall value, prolong its useful life, or adapt it to new uses. This skill is outside the role of regular and routine maintenance.

If you are interested in learning more about IHA and/or its new

Construction Manager, Gabriel Jimenez,

please join us anytime between 9:30-11:30 AM on Monday, April 1st.

RSVPs would be appreciated but are not required.


This Meet and Greet will take place at IHA’s

520 N. Market Street Apartments in Frederick.

Please call Carol Riggles at 240-415-9882 for more information.

Gary Free resident at Residences at Railroad Square Apartments

March 3, 2025
Gary Free grew up in Brunswick, MD. The first time he saw the Residences at Railroad Square, he knew he would love to live in the apartments. Now all he can think to himself is, “I am living here!” Gary said the day he signed his lease he was so happy! He has a picture hanging in his apartment that says, “You’re Home.” Gary looks at it often and says to himself, “I am!” He finally feels at peace. Gary feels his home is nice! He also feels one of the ways of living at Residences of Railroad Square is that he now has everything he ever wanted, asked for and needed. The only thing he feels is a concern is that most of the time he gets lonely. His goal is to try to meet people. He says, “I’m a very friendly person.” Gary says his experience living at the Residences at Railroad Square has been rather good. If he has any concerns he can talk to the office staff. He feels it can’t get any better than this!

Lease-up of Residence of Railroad Square

By Crystal Thomas • March 3, 2025
With excitement and anticipation, I watched the groundbreaking on June 29, 2023, with my assistant Vickie and IHA’s Supportive Services coordinator, Sandi. By the middle of September 2023 concrete walls were being set up. We watched as the roof was completed; then the windows and doors were installed. We impatiently waited for the day we received permission to see the inside of the Residences of Railroad Square property. Finally, on September 25, 2024, we had the privilege to tour the inside of this beautiful property. On the weekend of September 27, 2024, the IHA property management team along with the CEO Jodie, held a two-day in-person application event. The owners of First Stop Brunswick generously donated their space at 2. E. Baltimore Street. That lease up kick off generated 56 applications. Over the next three months, ninety more applications were submitted. Each applicant came with their own story which stirred our hearts. No matter how different their stories may have been, they all had the same wish, a place to call home for Christmas! On November 5, 2024, the first resident signed their lease and on December 23, 2024, the last empty unit was filled! Not only were we able to fulfill these residents' Christmas wishes but it also filled our hearts with joy!

Interfaith Housing Alliance (IHA) is proud to announce 4 funding awards received this quarter from community partners.

March 3, 2025
In November 2024, IHA was awarded a $20,000 grant from Delaplaine Foundation, Inc. This grant supports IHA’s three workshop series: Credit Café ; Financial Freedom Bootcamp ; and Ready, Set, Go… Home! In Credit Café, participants work specifically on improving their credit. Financial Freedom Bootcamp builds critical foundational skills for financial success. Ready, Set, Go… Home! walks participants through the entire homebuying process from start to finish. IHA also received a $1,574.37 designated grant from The PNC Homeownership Fund of The Community Foundation of Frederick County. These pass-through funds will directly support low- to moderate-income (LMI) households in achieving homeownership in Frederick County. In December 2024, IHA was awarded a $29,498 grant from the Maryland Affordable Housing Trust (MAHT). MAHT is administered by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) through the Division of Neighborhood Revitalization. This grant program is a valuable resource for the advancement of affordable housing initiatives and will provide operational assistance to IHA’s affordable multifamily community in Cumberland, MD. In January 2025, IHA was awarded a $2,500 grant by The Natelli Communities Charitable Fund of The Community Foundation of Frederick County. These unrestricted funds will support IHA’s work across the multiple counties served by our programs and affordable rental communities.
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