Horse Creek Village
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Outreach Rental Application
(completing the application online is preferred, but paper copies are available at Outreach if needed)
Qualified applicants
We will be accepting applications for the 3-bedroom/2-bathroom house through 3/25/2026
Outreach Rental Application
(completing the application online is preferred, but paper copies are available at Outreach if needed)
Qualified applicants
- must be Polk County residents
- experiencing housing instability
- family aligns with a 3 BR house under HUD guidelines
- do not have pets
We will be accepting applications for the 3-bedroom/2-bathroom house through 3/25/2026
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In an effort to help address the supportive and affordable housing shortage in Polk County, Outreach is developing a portion of our property to build rental houses. These houses are available to Polk County residents who need quality, safe housing at an affordable rate. Additionally, Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers are accepted. Phase 1 of our development was completed in March 2023 and includes four homes -
The three 2BR/2BA houses were started at Polk County High School (PCHS). PCHS Construction students, led by instructors Keith Rimer and now Eric Morlino, completed the exterior shells which include framing, installing and painting exterior siding, windows, doors and the roof. Once the houses were moved to Hope Valley Lane, RimerCorp finished out the interiors of the houses and completed the remainder of the work. |
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Pictured are students who have participated in the Polk County High School Construction Program. These students, instructed by their teachers, built the exteriors of the (4) 2 bedroom/ 2 bathroom houses located in Horse Creek Village. |
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Generous donations from Suzanne Plumly's Estate, Ann Jacob Tom's Estate, the Bradley Fund at the Polk County Community Foundation and donations from Outreach donors made the construction of the Phase 1 houses possible.
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Phase 2 of our property development project was creating important infrastructure so we could build additional homes. Dogwood Health Trust awarded a generous grant to Outreach in 2021 to cover the costs of clearing property, building a bridge across the creek that runs through the neighborhood, installing sewer and water, cutting in and paving roads. The majority of the infrastructure work was completed in 2022 & 2023. |
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Phase 3 construction is underway and will result in 17 houses which will be a mix of 1 bedroom duplexes, 2 bedroom, 3 bedroom and 4 bedroom homes.
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To date, six homes have been completed in Phase 3 -
Two additional houses are scheduled to begin in April 2026.
images of the duplex ~ front and back units
images of the 3 bedroom / 2 bathroom house
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images of the 2 bedroom / 2 bathroom house
images of 4 bedroom / 2.5 bathroom house under construction
Thanks to Darren Meyer with MKSK, a planning, urban design and landscape architecture firm in Greenville SC, our neighborhood design is coming together. Our plans include a walking trail around the property, green space and gardens and easy walking access to shopping and restaurants in Columbus. If you would like a tour of our neighborhood or are interested in learning more about our property development work, please contact Margot Carter ([email protected] or
828-894-2988). |
We are grateful to the many partners across our community who made this project possible-
Building Partners
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PCHS Construction Program
RimerCorp Foothills Crawlspace B&L Distributing Laddy Edwards Electrical Foothills Plumbing Billy Staley Plumbing Supreme Heating & Air Advanced Foam & Insulation |
Bradley Roofing
Mitch Contracting Co. NC Cooperative Extension Redmon Trucking & Equipment Odom Engineering Stotts Grading Duke Energy |
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Community Partners
Town of Columbus
Polk County DSS, Building & Planning Departments
Western Carolina Community Action
Housing Assistance Corporation
Habitat for Humanity
Foothills Regional Commission
Tryon Rotary Club
Steps to Hope
George Alley
Polk County DSS, Building & Planning Departments
Western Carolina Community Action
Housing Assistance Corporation
Habitat for Humanity
Foothills Regional Commission
Tryon Rotary Club
Steps to Hope
George Alley
Funding Partners
Polk County Community Foundation - Bradley Fund
Dogwood Health Trust
Estate of Suzanne Plumly
Estate of Ann Jacob Toms
FK, Darlene & Keen McFarland Trust
Outreach Helping Hands Society
Dogwood Health Trust
Estate of Suzanne Plumly
Estate of Ann Jacob Toms
FK, Darlene & Keen McFarland Trust
Outreach Helping Hands Society