While there are still a number of bills we are working on in hopes of passage before the legislature leaves town, the most critical issue we need your support on is increasing the appropriation to the NC Housing Trust Fund.
Right now the Trust Fund stands to get less than last year’s appropriation mainly due to a cut in the support for the Housing 400 Initiative. We know there is a significant amount of discretionary spending that happens outside of the Committee structure, especially in the final days of the budget negotiations.
Lawmakers in the leadership of both the House and Senate can press their priorities and easily secure more funding for budget items. We believe that an additional $10 million is possible for the Trust Fund if you can help us generate enough pressure on those negotiating the budget.
Campaign for Housing Carolina
Click on the Alerts below to send an email message to the leadership of the House and Senate, asking them to find more money for the Housing Trust Fund as they finalize the state budget.
Alert: Tell the House Leadership to Support the NC Housing Trust Fund.
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Alert: Tell the Senate Leadership to Support the NC Housing Trust Fund.
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Now is the time to call or email the General Assembly in support of affordable housing!
NC Housing Preservation Project – Friday, July 27th at 1:00
We spend a lot of time here focused on increasing resources for the increased production of new quality affordable housing in our state. Another very important issue is the preservation of the affordable housing stock already in place.
If you are interested in this issue, I invite you to join in a conversation with us on this Friday, July 27th from 1:00-3:00 at the NC Housing Finance Agency. The NC Housing Preservation Project is a collaborative effort of the NC Housing Coalition, the NC Housing Finance Agency, Socialserve.com, and the National Low Income Housing Coalition. The goal of this effort is to create a catalog of the existing affordable housing stock in NC and to create a “monitoring” network that will keep us informed when stock is vulnerable for loss or conversion (with the hoped for goal of convening partners to preserve its long-term affordability). For those of you who cannot make it to Raleigh, there is a call-in number. Dial-in Number (866) 878-4191. Conference Code 2289317.
Thanks for being a member of the NC Housing Coalition,
Chris Estes
Executive Director
