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Want to offer your opinion on housing? 🏘️ Now's the time. 🕐 The #PWC Office of Housing and Community Development will host an open house and public comment period to discuss and receive feedback on the draft Annual Action Plan Federal Fiscal Year 2024 (FY2025). The Annual Action Plan is a one-year planning document that carries out goals and objectives identified in the 5-Year Consolidated Plan. The plan outlines housing and non-housing needs and available resources and presents a one-year plan for using Federal Fiscal Year 2024 (FY25) funds. Learn more, and lend your voice. https://lnkd.in/eThcjHa5

Want to offer your opinion on housing? 🏘️ Now's the time. 🕐 The #PWC Office of Housing and Community Development will host an open house and public comment period to discuss and receive feedback on the draft Annual Action Plan Federal Fiscal Year 2024 (FY2025). The Annual Action Plan is a one-year planning document that carries out goals and objectives identified in the 5-Year Consolidated Plan. The plan outlines housing and non-housing needs and available resources and presents a one-year plan for using Federal Fiscal Year 2024 (FY25) funds. Learn more, and lend your voice. https://lnkd.in/eThcjHa5

Attention Southeast-siders! Big changes to our Quality of Life (QoL) plan are coming, and we need your input! On Dec. 6, we’re hosting our Quality of Life (QoL) Community Conversation, where you’ll learn about proposed changes to our QoL plan, which will combine the Southeast QoL, SoIndy QoL, and TANC Great Places plans. We will use your feedback to create a consolidated plan that will help drive community development across Southeast Indy for years to come. Representatives from The City of Indianapolis will also share details about The Housing Hub, Indy’s first publicly constructed, low-barrier shelter, which will centralize city resources for neighbors experiencing homelessness. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to help shape the future of Indy’s Southeast side! 📌 What: Quality of Life (QoL) Community Conversation 📌 Where: Southeast Community Services 📌 When: Dec. 6, 6-7 PM Started in 2007 by LISC, Quality of Life (QoL) plans are initiatives that engage people of all backgrounds in a central space to discuss neighborhood concerns and identify solutions in several quality-of-life areas, including public safety, housing, economic and workforce development, education, and health. Notable projects shaped by QoL plans include the Cultural and Pleasant Run trails, Indiana Pacers Bikeshare, Fountain Square Plaza, the Garfield Park Farmers Market, Bethany Park, and more.

The Indianapolis Economic Enhancement District, and others like it throughout the U.S., provides a unique and straightforward economic and community development tool for municipalities, developers, and property owners because it allows targeted control, financing, and development of projects without creating an additional financing burden on the City. Read our recent commentary on this financing tool: https://lnkd.in/eFsRJPzH

By influencing where and how community development dollars are spent, we can help drive capital to communities with low incomes and make the community development finance system more durable and equitable. There are many points of entry to the community development finance system, each with its own strengths based on the intended impacts. RWJF worked with BWB Solutions to develop a useful graphic with examples of how each type of community development finance organization can build healthier, more equitable communities. Our team is working with a variety of these types of organizations to advance health and racial equity, including: 🔴 The National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders: a network of community development finance institutions working to provide loans to affordable housing developers and small businesses in Latino communities. 🔴 Inclusiv: a nonprofit that funds community development credit unions, increasing their capacity to provide capital to families and communities with low incomes. 🔴 The Council of Development Finance Agencies: a national association that provides capital to development finance agencies to foster job creation and economic growth for small businesses of color. And many more! Learn more about each of these types of organizations below.

Northwest Neighborhoods, in partnership with developers Flaherty & Collins Properties, are working on a new project that will bring more affordable housing to Cleveland: the Depot On Detroit. Josh Jones Forbes, the marketing director for Northwest Neighborhoods, a nonprofit organization providing affordable housing and community development services to the Cudell, Detroit Shoreway and Edgewater neighborhoods, said a transit-forward affordable housing project is just what Cleveland needs.  “There’s a huge unmet need for affordable housing, the demand has far outstretched the supply,” Jones Forbes said. “More housing is good. More housing on a vacant site, next to transit, with affordable apartments, that’s about as good as it gets.” The building will add 60 units of income-based rental housing, available to individuals earning between 30–60% of the area median income, to the Cudell neighborhood. Its location, on property owned by GREATER CLEVELAND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY, is near the Red Line rapid station and Detroit Avenue bus line. #theland #thelandcle #thelandcleveland #cleveland #cle #transit #publictransit #clevelandpublictransit #gcrta #greaterclevelandregionaltransitauthority #rta #clevelandpublictransit #publictransitcleveland #publictransportation #clevelandpublictransportation #publictransportationcleveland #detroit #detroitavenue #clevelanddetroitavenue #rta #clevelandrta #rapid #clevelandrapid #affordablehousing #clevelandaffordablehousing #affordablehousingcleveland #transitorienteddevelopment #clevelandtransitorienteddevelopment #depotondetroit #depotondetroitcleveland #clevelanddepotondetroit https://lnkd.in/gc-_zPbj 

In a world where the cost of living seems to constantly be on the rise, the importance of affordable housing cannot be overstated. It's a fundamental human need, yet for many, it remains frustratingly out of reach. However, amidst the challenges, there lies a beacon of hope: community building and the power of giving. These two forces, when combined, can raise the roof on affordable housing and transform lives in the process. Read our latest blog post: Igniting Change and Giving Back—Raise the Roof and the Power of Giving for Affordable Housing https://lnkd.in/ePw4gEiM

The East Oakland Partnership Recompete Plan, led by the Black Cultural Zone Community Development Corporation, requests approximately $20 million in funding to revitalize persistently distressed areas in East Oakland, California. The coalition’s six Recompete investments include coordinated case management, career navigation, workforce and digital training, mentorship, job placement, and small business development support, with an emphasis on upskilling opportunity youth, veterans, caregivers, justice-involved reentering citizens, and others who have experienced prolonged disengagement from the workforce. The plan draws on local efforts including the Rise East and Transformative Climate Communities initiatives, including state and philanthropic support, to unlock the full potential and talent of East Oakland residents. https://lnkd.in/gkicgShu

MSHDA OPENS NEW $60M NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT GRANT https://bit.ly/3VSEIrx The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) has introduced the MI Neighborhood program, a $60 million grant application aimed at simplifying access to funds for housing development. Open to developers, nonprofits, and local government units, the program consolidates nine existing funding sources to streamline the process. Lansing Mayor Andy Schor praised the initiative, highlighting its potential to aid in constructing new homes, renovating older properties, and investing in neighborhood improvements. The program aligns with regional goals outlined in the Statewide Housing Plan, emphasizing collaboration with 15 housing partnerships to address housing needs across Michigan. Original article published by Michigan Information & Research Service Inc. (mirsnews.com). Read more: https://bit.ly/3VSEIrx #michiganhousing #communitydevelopment #affordablehousing #mshda #housingcrisis #urbandevelopment

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) announced the second round of awards from California’s innovative Multifamily Finance Super NOFA (MFSN), designed to spur much-needed housing development by reducing administrative barriers. Of 4,018 homes funded, 3,947 will be restricted to those earning 80% of Area Median Income or below. This includes 723 permanent supportive homes, 805 homes with 3-4 bedrooms for families, and 696 homes for seniors. Funds were set aside for emerging and community-based developers; projects in high-resource areas received scoring incentives. The Multifamily Super NOFA allows developers to apply to 4 separate funding programs through 1 application, saving builders time and money. Delivering more homes to working families, veterans, farmworkers, and people transitioning out of homelessness. https://lnkd.in/gXnEb-Bz