Carson City, NV December 10, 2020
A Las Vegas couple received
special recognition from Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak and the Nevada Housing
Division on Wednesday, December 9. The occasion: Grant Sawyer Middle School
teacher Shane Dolliver was the one-thousandth teacher to use the Nevada
Housing Division’s (NHD) Home Is Possible For Teachers down payment
assistance program to purchase a home. His wife, Samantha King, also works for
the Clark County School District (CCSD) as a police dispatcher.
“Congratulations to Shane on being the one-thousandth teacher to use this program,” said Governor Sisolak. “We know that
helping teachers achieve homeownership helps cement that connection with the
community. It is teachers like Shane who truly embody this State’s battle born
spirit and bring inspiration into our education system.”
Governor Sisolak was joined
virtually by CCSD Chief of Staff Dr.
Christopher Bernier, Grant Sawyer Middle School Principal Gregory Mingo
and NHD Administrator Stephen Aichroth to present the couple with a special
commendation, a personalized name plaque for their new home and an Apple gift
card.
“The NHD program helped
immensely in taking some of the pressure off of a stressful process in an
incredibly difficult year,” said Dolliver. “My wife and I are honored by
both the presentation and all who attended. We are grateful and blessed to be
able to strengthen our roots in our community and the state we love so much.”
The Home Is Possible For
Teachers program was created in 2014 as a way to thank Nevada teachers for
their dedication to the next generation. The program is available for licensed,
full-time, K-12 public school classroom teachers with a household income below
$98,500. It includes a below-market, fixed interest rate 30-year loan, as well
as $7,500 in bonus money that can be used for down-payment and closing costs
and is forgivable after five years if the teacher remains in the home.
“While we have always valued
teachers and their contributions to our state, this seems extra important to do
this year,” said Aichroth. “The pandemic has forced these valuable
front-line employees to pivot in ways we couldn’t have imagined as recently as
a year ago.”
For more information on the HIP
For Teachers program, visit www.homeispossiblenv.org/program/home-possible-teachers
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