The North Carolina Housing Coalition is a private, non-profit membership organization working for decent, affordable housing that promotes self-determination and stable communities for low- and moderate-income North Carolinians.  We work to increase investment in quality affordable homes so that working families and individuals, persons with disabilities, people in crisis, and fixed-income seniors may live with opportunity and dignity.  These populations will never be well-served by the private housing market without intervention because of their limited incomes and/or special needs.

We work to accomplish our mission by supporting our members and building partnerships to improve affordable housing, and focus on the following activities:

• Engaging and Empowering People in Advocacy to Improve Public Policy
• Resource and Information Referral Service for individuals Searching for Housing
• Serving as a Clearinghouse for Best Practices, Statistics and Research

We are an advocacy and resource organization, and do not provide housing, financial assistance, or case management.  Click here, if you are looking for housing. 
 

For the latest news on affordable housing from our Executive Director, Chris Estes, click here.

Important Announcements

Special Workshop on Message Development for Housing and Community Development

You are invited to attend a special workshop hosted by Blueprint NC on Developing Better Messages for Affordable Housing and Community Development: Creating effective messages that work in your situation on July 10^th in Raleigh. 

Blueprint NC is a coalition of statewide non-profit advocacy groups working for a better, fairer, more just North Carolina that the NC Housing Coalition is a member of.  By being a member of the NC Housing we are able to offer you this training for free.  We realize that coming to Raleigh is difficult for many of you but we can only afford to offer one training in NC.

This interactive seminar with Patrick Bresette of Demos will help you learn to create more effective messages for your programs. You’ll learn how current concepts of public investment and public programs can be reframed to create more opportunities for productive dialogue. This information will be useful for people who create, finance, advocate for, or support affordable housing and community development.

July 10^th: 9:30 AM -1 PM

NC Advocates for Justice
1312 Annapolis Drive
Raleigh, NC 27605

Registration required for each attendee.  Email Senseney Marshall at: Senseney@ncjustice.org

Snacks will be provided. 

Below are some topics that may be discussed:

• Blaming the poor and the “deserving” label.
• Misconceptions about affordable housing.
• Mandatory inclusion housing amendment—NIMBY problems.
• Blaming the borrowers in foreclosures—the blame is disproportionate.  How do we counter it?
• Assumption that consumer protections cannot exist alongside good business practices.
• Quality affordable housing as a central element for community well-being—how do we establish that?
• Homelessness and the housing crisis—how do we connect people to solutions?
• The myth that loan modifications lead to defaults.

Member Spotlight

Community Housing Development Corp. of Mooresville/South Iredell, CHDC/MSI, is a not for profit organization located in the Town of Mooresville, NC.  Their mission is to provide affordable housing for low and moderate income families through collaborative and innovative programs of housing, financing, and human development.  CHDC/MSI serves the Town of Mooresville and South Iredell area.

CHDC/MSI offers opportunities for low and moderate income families to become homeowners by constructing affordable energy efficient homes.  CHDC/MSI also offers educational services such as regular homebuyer education classes at our local Community College, credit counseling, post counseling for homeowners, financial literature for high school students, predatory lending classes, and home maintenance classes.

CHDC/MSI has an Outreach Program, which provides the tools needed to reach the community and market our programs. The Outreach Program is responsible for our community clean-up events, community picnics, networking events and open houses.

Since 1998 to present, approximately 1,350 individuals have benefited from its Homebuyer classes, 107 families that attended to the homebuyer classes have bought homes, and none of these homebuyers have lost their homes due to foreclosure.

Services are offered in English as well as in Spanish.

CHDC/MSI joined the NC Housing Coalition as it provides a great referral of sources, networking events, trainings and conferences that will help us to continue growing and providing outstanding services to our community.

To learn more, click here.