Join Councilmember Natali Fani-González's workshop! Today's discussion will feature information and resources on energy-efficiency assistance programs in #MontgomeryCountyMd.
Today, the California Department of Housing and Community Development published California's Housing Future 2040: The Next Regional Housing Needs Allocation. This report lays the groundwork to unlock a variety of housing opportunities across California. Built on decades of progress to more accurately account for the housing needs of existing and future residents, the report identifies actions to promote and streamline housing development, affirmatively further fair housing, advance the state's climate goals, and substantially address California's housing shortage.
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Growth is happening all over St. Catharines! 📈 Did you know the value of construction in St. Catharines was estimated at more than $300 million in 2022, a 21 per cent increase over 2021? St. Catharines has planning policies and incentive programs in place designed to encourage development and redevelopment that meet the needs of the community.
Learn more about the City's Community Improvement Plan and proposed amendments here: https://bit.ly/3SjVqhe
THE HISTORY AND PRESENT STATE OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX IN AMERICA CAN BE SUMMED UP IN ONE WORD: BROKEN
#HOMELESSNESS IS THE RESULT OF DECADES OF THE FAILURE TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR ALL.
DON'T BE FOOLED BY SLICK PROMOTIONAL POSTS THAT MAKE IT SEEM LIKE YOUR LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS ARE SOLVING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS.
WHEN IT COMES TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THE PUBLIC AND TAXPAYERS MUST ASK: AT WHAT COST TO THE TAXPAYERS AND HOW LONG IS THE AFFORDABILITY PERIOD?
EVERY TAXPAYER SHOULD BE ASKING THEIR ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1. How much local, state, and federal funding, tax credits, density bonus increase, waivers of impact fees, or other government benefit or incentive did the project receive?
2. What is the affordability period for each project and, if the affordability period is not in perpetuity or permanent, WHY NOT?
3. What guarantees exist that tenants in the affordable housing units will not be displaced after an "affordability period expires?
Any LOCAL, STATE or FEDERAL official that does not MANDATE "permanent" affordability periods or affordability "IN PERPETUITY" for any project receiving some government benefit is commiting MALFEASANCE and should quit, be removed from office or be terminated.
IN MOST CASES WHEN IT COMES TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING, the public and taxpayer are being fooled into thinking their elected and appointed officials are solving problems, when in fact, all hey have done is "KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD" to burden a future generation with the same problem or crisis!
LIVE: Our Rural Communities Senior Director Robin Davey Wolff will testify next Tuesday April 16 at 10 am ET on Challenges in Preserving the U.S. Housing Stock before the Senate's Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development.
Robin leads our rural preservation work, conducting regional academies and providing one-on-one technical assistance to help save a rapidly diminishing housing stock. She joins Jesse Ergott, President and CEO of NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania and Christopher Volzke, MBA, Deputy Executive Director of Wyoming Community Development Authority.
Watch the live hearing: https://bit.ly/4aNH6V0
CLT Resource Alert: Our Researchers are attending today's webinar, "Chinatown Land Trusts in Action: A Path to Community Resilience," hosted by Next City.
For decades, Chinatowns have collectively acquired properties via community land trusts to resist being displaced in gentrifying neighborhoods. Tune into the conversation with us today, hosted by Oscar Abello, to understand the new challenges CLTs now face and how communities are organizing in Los Angeles, Toronto, and Boston
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May is National Affordable Housing Month. The US lacks more than 7 million affordable housing units, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition. This problem is worse on the west coast, with California suffering the greatest disparity of affordable housing availability.
As CCLR Brownfield Revitalization Specialist Jim Bergdoll, AICP writes, the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)’s Equitable Community Revitalization Grant (ECRG) is helping to bridge the gap. Read his article on brownfield affordable housing success stories from the golden state.
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Building equity for homeowners is something that we take pride in at Habitat GSF. According to one Habitat GSF homeowner, “We are able to not stress about how much are we going to pay every month, we are building equity and savings, we have been able to go to college, we feel safe at HOME!”
Learn more about our community impact here: https://lnkd.in/g8rrxkhQ
💸 The Strategic Growth Council voted unanimously to approve $5 million in grant funding through the new Community Resilience Centers program to support communities as they build resilience to climate change. The Council awarded Planning Grants to 11 low-income, disadvantaged, rural, unincorporated, and tribal communities across the State.
The Community Resilience Centers Program Planning Grant funding will support communities in developing plans for future implementation or operation of neighborhood-level community resilience center facilities and related programming. Selected projects will address community-voiced goals of energy independence, workforce development, food security, emergency response, and tribal sovereignty. The Community Resilience Centers will work toward these community-identified priorities year-round, in addition to providing respite during climate and other emergencies.
Congratulations to the Planning Grantees! Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice, Mattole Restoration Council, UDW / AFSCME Local 3930, Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council, Native Roots Network, City of Redding, Santa Ana Building Healthy Communities, Greenbelt Alliance, Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians, Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation, and Cahuilla Band of IndiansSan Bernardino County, County of Humboldt, County of San Diego, County of Ventura, Shasta County, Orange County, County of Santa Clara, County of Los Angeles, Del Norte County, and County of Riverside
Press Release 📄:https://lnkd.in/gNy3xjTG#CommunityResilience#ClimateAdaptation#SustainableDevelopment
Want to see Habitat for Humanity build more affordable homeownership opportunities throughout California? A YES on Prop 5 will pave the way for more local housing solutions to help our neighborhoods thrive. Learn more at https://hubs.ly/Q02WfzMQ0.
Make your voice heard on November 5th. Let’s vote for a California where housing equity and justice thrive.
#YesonProp5#VoteAffordable#HousingJustice#VoteNovember5
Bipartisan Yes In My Backyard (YIMBY) Act Reintroduced...
The House Financial Services Committee passed the Yes In My Backyard (YIMBY) Act, H.R. 3507, by a vote of 48-0 Thursday, May 16. This NAA-backed priority bill will encourage localities to eliminate discriminatory land use policies and remove barriers that prevent needed housing from being built. Sponsored in the House of Representatives by Congressmen Mike Flood (R-NE) and Derek Kilmer (D-WA), the legislation will require Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) recipients to report periodically on the extent to which they are removing discriminatory land use policies and implementing inclusive and affordable housing policies.
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Elevating Communities: The Impact of Short Sales on Property Values
🏘️ Did you know? Short sales, when handled strategically, can positively impact neighborhood property values by up to 15%! 💼 Gain valuable insights on addressing concerns from neighbors and fostering community well-being.
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