Shared Prosperity Initiative to Receive Affordable Housing Award
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On November 17, the Alliance for Housing Solutions will honor Arlington Community Foundation’s Shared Prosperity Initiative with the Ellen M. Bozman Affordable Housing Award. This annual award is given to individuals or organizations who have significantly advanced efforts to increase the supply of and/or to improve the quality of affordable housing in Arlington through leadership, innovation, and effectiveness over time.
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The award honors the late Ellen M. Bozman, a long-time Arlington County Board member and leader on affordable housing issues. She was a co-founder of the Alliance for Housing Solutions and a member of its Board of Directors. The ticketed event will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington.
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The Color of Housing: The History of Racism in Housing in Arlington
An Interactive Learning Workshop
Saturday, September 28, 2019
1-3 p.m. @ Wakefield High School
Join us for an interactive program on the Federal Housing Administration’s mid-20th century use of redlining to prevent loans to Black people in selected areas. Using local maps and stories, local nonprofit Challenging Racism will show how these practices affected Arlington by locking in segregated housing and influencing housing patterns today. Register via Eventbrite
This program is provided in partnership with the League of Women Voters of Arlington, Challenging Racism, the NAACP, and Virginia Humanities.
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Affordable Housing 101 Workshop
Live in Arlington Information Fair
October 12, 2019
3 p.m. - 4 p.m. @ Walter Reed Community Center
Want to learn more about affordable housing or introduce a friend to our work? Join us for a workshop at this free, annual fair that runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. You can also learn about buying, selling, renting, and more from other exhibitors. Be sure to stop by our booth to learn about the Arlington For Everyone Campaign. Learn more about the fair.
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Ellen M. Bozman Affordable Housing Award
Sunday, November 17, 2019
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Reserve your ticket for this annual award ceremony honoring the Shared Prosperity Initiative for its efforts to increase the supply of and/or to improve the quality of affordable housing in Arlington through leadership, innovation, and effectiveness over time. Reserve your ticket.
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Kojo Nnamdi Show: What "Affordable" Means
September 4, 2019
Gustavo Velasquez, Michelle McDonough Winters, Kojo Nnamdi, and Maya Brennan discussed a new report from the Urban Institute says the DMV’s affordability problem is fixable, with some creative governing and collaboration with private investors.
Listen to the show to hear the panelists discuss what can be done to solve this pressing issue throughout our region.
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Unlocking the Market: Big Ideas for Local Housing Challenges
Presented by Urban Institute and Fannie Mae
September 18, 2019
AHS executive director Michelle McDonough Winters served on a panel titled "High Growth Cities: A DC Region Case Study" along with Christian Dorsey (Chair of Arlington County Board) and Polly Donaldson (Director, DC Department of Housing and Community Development).
Watch the recording of the event.
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Where will the teachers live?
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Over the course of her career as a librarian and executive director of Arlington Education Association Marjorie Hobart watched housing prices slip out of reach for county employees--especially the teachers. She hopes innovative ideas will be able to bring them back.
Read Marjorie Hobart's Arlington For Everyone story.
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Through Segregation and Gentrification
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Author Wilma Jones Holds on to Her Community
Fourth-generation Arlingtonian Wilma Jones spoke to an audience of more than 40 at the Alliance for Housing Solutions' September 17 happy hour. Her book, "My Halls Hill Family: More than a Neighbhorhood" chronicles the history of her family and the historically African American community in which she grew up.
Read the full story.
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Policy Update: Park Shirlington Redevelopment
Community Meeting
October 2, 2019
6:30-9 p.m.
Trades Center - Park Operations Building
2700 S. Taylor St., 2nd floor conference room
Park Shirlington was purchased with County assistance in 2017 to prevent the permanent loss of affordability through market-rate development on the site while long-term mixed-income redevelopment plans were being created. Please attend this important meeting to learn about the history and County goals of the site, proposed conceptual plans for the redevelopment and how the review process will work.
Here is a summary of the housing component from the project’s site plan page:
- The site currently contains 294 market-rate affordable housing units with rents affordable up to 80% of AMI.
- The site plan proposes to provide 100 committed affordable housing units.
- The loss of approximately 194 affordable housing units will be analyzed to determine compliance with the County’s affordable housing goals.
- An associated tenant-relocation plan will be reviewed to determine appropriate mitigation for assistance to tenants who may be displaced with the proposed redevelopment of the site.
Learn more here.
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Become a Partner in Affordable Housing
With a commitment of $1,000 or more per year, Partners in Affordable Housing help the Alliance for Housing Solutions increase the supply of affordable housing in our community through public education, policy development, advocacy, and innovation. These dedicated supporters are recognized in all our programs and events throughout the year.
Partners in Affordable Housing can be individuals, businesses, nonprofits, foundations, or faith-based organizations.
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