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Many communities know that affordable housing is an issue affecting more and more of their residents, but they're not sure where to start in addressing the problem. 🏘 PAHRC and the National Low Income Housing Coalition teamed up mySidewalk to create an Affordable Housing Preservation Toolkit. 🛠 This resource helps local affordable housing advocates understand their housing stock and assess preservation risks in their communities. It also equips them with ideas to shore up their local housing preservation efforts. 💡 Each toolkit can be customized to a specific geography of interest, providing locally specific data from the National Housing Preservation Database and examining opportunities for community partners to consider when creating an affordable housing preservation plan. 🏡 🏡 🏡 These include: - Assessing local affordable housing stock - Recruiting partners to support affordable housing - Encouraging property owners with expiring rent restrictions to retain affordability commitments - Investing in preserving high quality affordable housing - Adopting policies that promote long-term affordability To turn your preservation hopes into a plan for action, request an Affordable Housing Preservation Toolkit for your community. Visit https://lnkd.in/g799YTVS and click on "Resources".

We are here to help when your communities need it most. While we can't escape nature's storms, we can support each other in their aftermath. At iVueit, we excel in providing fast, credible documentation of current conditions. Here’s a standout example from a project we completed for the City of Albany, GA. Check out our favorite highlights: ⏱️ Reduced project time from 1+ year to under 30 days 💵 Filtered hundreds of thousands of dollars back into local residents who completed the Vues, with one Vuer earning over $10,000 in 3 weeks! 💰Maximized the efficiency of CDBG funding 🏡 Strengthened Albany's resiliency plan to attract investors and new businesses Learn More | https://lnkd.in/gn56Z6rq Request Demo | sales@ivueit.com #iVueit #CommunitySupport #DisasterRecovery #EconomicDevelopment #AlbanyGA #Resiliency #NeighborhoodGrowth

Have the recent storms this month impacted your area? See how iVueit helped the City of Albany, GA, by cutting their survey project time from over a year to less than 30 days⬇ I’d love to connect and explore how we can help you quickly and cost-effectively assess current property conditions 🏠💚 #disasterrecovery #propertymanagement #storms

Many communities know that affordable housing is an issue affecting more and more of their residents, but they're not sure where to start in addressing the problem. 🏘 PAHRC and the National Low Income Housing Coalition teamed up mySidewalk to create an Affordable Housing Preservation Toolkit. 🛠 This resource helps local affordable housing advocates understand their housing stock and assess preservation risks in their communities. It also equips them with ideas to shore up their local housing preservation efforts. 💡 Each toolkit can be customized to a specific geography of interest, providing locally specific data from the National Housing Preservation Database and examining opportunities for community partners to consider when creating an affordable housing preservation plan. 🏡 🏡 🏡 These include: - Assessing local affordable housing stock - Recruiting partners to support affordable housing - Encouraging property owners with expiring rent restrictions to retain affordability commitments - Investing in preserving high quality affordable housing - Adopting policies that promote long-term affordability To turn your preservation hopes into a plan for action, request an Affordable Housing Preservation Toolkit for your community. Visit https://lnkd.in/g799YTVS and click on "Resources".

I have assembled a crack team of financial and operational experts who know the city and are aligned with my focus on core city services. My priority as mayor will be fiscal responsibility with a laser focus on YOUR top 3 priorities of infrastructure, public safety and homelessness. My infrastructure plan will allow for no more potholes, no more flooding, and no more failures! #larryturnerformayor #sandiegopolitics #lt4sd #strongindependent

The Vermont Department of Economic Development (DED) at the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD) is requesting that businesses impacted by the July flooding events complete the DED's Flood Damage Survey for Businesses. This will further aid the relief and recovery response as they seek to capture the type and scale of the flood-related damage businesses suffered in communities throughout the state. Survey data will be used to inform response efforts, allocate resources, and advocate for future relief and recovery programs. The goal is to understand everyone's needs so that relief and recovery efforts are better informed at the community and industry scale. Please note that damage should ALSO be reported to Vermont 211 at Vermont211.org. Completion of this survey does not replicate that Vermont 211 reporting. Take survey here: https://loom.ly/GsLDlMU #VermontStrong #VTBiz

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My family has lived in Florida for 4 generations. I chose to relocate a decade and a half ago to much higher ground. In 1972, Florida had 7.5 million residents, a number that has since tripled to 23 million. The state's meteoric growth has led to dense populations, especially in major metros like Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Palm Beach, Tampa, St. Pete, Ft. Naples, Ft. Myers, Sarasota, Orlando, and Jacksonville. The skyline and infrastructure have evolved significantly, making Florida an international hub, the 3rd most populous State in the Nation, only behind Texas and California. Despite its beauty and impressive growth curve, the State faces real challenges including the inevitable looming threat of ongoing hurricanes and sea level rise due to its unique peninsula geography and its topography. Governor DeSantis has been the single most accomplished Governor in the Nation, navigating Florida through incredibly tumultuous times, attracting talent, and fostering epic economic growth for Florida. His proactive approach is why people from states like NY, Illinois, and California came en masse. People from blue States and Cities flocked to Florida, where law and order, talent attraction, and economic development, plus an impressive rising public education system, were part of the program. Florida is a"no woke zone" but you can create a wake in the street! Looking ahead, the need for innovative solutions to combat rising sea levels is crucial. Coastal Florida houses will need to be built on stilts, perhaps 25 ft above sea level as the minimum bar. Coastal Florida's future may resemble a modern-day Venice, Italy - but with high-rises and mid-rises designed to withstand flooding and sea rise. Utilities will need to be on the 3rd floor or above. Parking must be quite elevated as well, not ground level. As the State prepares for environmental challenges, such as the latest back to back two hurricanes, engineering solutions and adaptive strategies will be essential for sustainable living in Florida's coastal regions and near the swampy areas (much of Florida that's below 50 ft). Many NY'ers and other will not have the grit, the backbone nor the patience to stick it out. I am a Florida fan, have lots of family and friends there, yet this is objective reality. I have written about this exact subject for the last decade and a half. One approach that works effectively is "move to higher ground" another solution is to build on stilts, allow the ocean to pass through the bottom level, or live in a properly built condo elevated above floor 3. Being prepared for when the power goes out is key! This is one of the reasons I am a big fan of backup battery walls and megapacks, Tesla, FranklinWH or otherwise, empowering you to be off grid for a while. A generator can be done too. #Florida #PopulationGrowth #GovernorDeSantis #EnvironmentalChallenges #FuturePlanning #Hurricanes #Searise #Tesla #FranlinWH

Following the recent hurricanes, we encourage you to utilize our Community Resources Guide! Tailored to each region we serve, this guide provides easy access to essential resources such as housing assistance, food programs, employment services, and more. Visit https://lnkd.in/eHARJ4Zy to explore the guides. #communityresources #hope #communitysupport

As 327,565 U.S. homes are set to lose affordability restrictions by 2026, communities need to act to create and preserve affordable housing. The National Housing Preservation Database (NHPD) is a unique resource in the effort to keep families stably housed and neighborhoods strong. Launched in 2012, the NHPD is today used by thousands of affordable housing stakeholders, including government agencies, community development organizations, legal aid organizations, advocates, researchers, and lower-income families, among others. NHPD's data and research have been cited in more than 100 studies and articles. As the only de-duplicated source of address-level data for nearly 80,000 federally assisted rental properties in the U.S., the NHPD helps users to: - Estimate the supply of affordable homes in a given area and create a needs assessment - Document tangible risks and build a strong affordable housing preservation plan - Target properties for community investment, energy efficiency, and disaster preparedness - Research trends of the affordable housing stock over time - Locate affordable housing options - Identify funding characteristics of properties to provide tenants with legal aid The database is available free of charge to registered non-profits, government agencies, university students and individuals seeking housing. https://lnkd.in/g799YTVS