The String of Pearls Program is a rehabilitation project that works on houses in the inner city.  Charles Hepler of the San Antonio Education Partnership came to the Bexar County Housing and Finance Corporation and asked if we could partner with their program on the Eastside of San Antonio.  Bexar County Housing Finance Corporation committed $50,000 on behalf of Bexar County to combine with another $50,000 from Freddie Mac.

Eight homes on the Eastside have been chosen for this rehabilitation project.  To be chosen, homeowners had to meet certain criteria such as be elderly or disabled and financially unable to perform the work themselves.    These homes will get such things as a new roof, paint jobs, or small repairs. 

Those who participated in planning or donating their experience to the program are as follows:

McCoys Lumber
Factory Builders Store
Monarch/PPG Paint Store
Ella SA Contracting
Advance Engineering Services
Bison Lumber
Phantom Screens
Casa Linda
McKenzie Roofing
David Weekly Homes
Coca Cola Enterprises
St. Philips College
Constable Matthew Marshall
Gardendale Vol. Fire Dept.
Frost Bank Employees
Keep San Antonio Beautiful