Veteran Housing Corp reminds you that #HOMELESSNESS IS THE RESULT OF DECADES OF THE FAILURE TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR ALL.
THE HISTORY AND PRESENT STATE OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX IN AMERICA CAN BE SUMMED UP IN ONE WORD: BROKEN
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!
Meet our Board Members: Lunicel Alvarado
Lunicel Alvarado, a distinguished leader and Miami-Dade County native, currently serves as the member at large for the Miami Dade County Commission for Women, Vice chair of the Homestead Faith and Community-Based Organizations Advisory Board, and the South Regional Second Vice Chair for the Miami-Dade County Public Schools Department Title I Parent Advisory Council. She is also a mentor at G. Holmes Braddock Senior High School for the Women of Tomorrow organization. Notably, she is an alumna of both Clinton Global University and Clinton Global Initiative University. In addition to her professional and academic achievements, Alvarado is a respected Pastor and entrepreneur demonstrating unwavering dedication to community service. With a compelling mix of leadership, mentorship, and community engagement, Alvarado stands as an exemplary figure contributing to the betterment of Allapattah Community as a new board member of the Allapattah Collaborative CDC.
We are honored to have Lunicel as part of our Board of Directors.
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National Head of Inclusive Growth, U.S. Bank
2moThank you Mark. Excited to serve.