Lending a collective voice to providers of affordable housing and the people they serve, NC Housing Coalition provides the statewide and federal voice for low-income North Carolinians. The Coalition monitors programs and legislation, and is leading a grassroots campaign to build an endowment for housing in North Carolina.

To learn more about the Coalition's role in State & Local Advocacy click here.

To learn more about the Coalition's role in Federal Advocacy click here.

Messaging & Strategy - If you are looking for information on how to effectively message and communicate the need for affordable housing click here.  This page also has a link to our Communicatinos Manual which was designed to provide affordable housing advocates and concerned community leaders the tools to conduct a meaningful and successful public education initiative about affordable housing.

2009 Legislative Agenda

North Carolina

The North Carolina Housing Coalition will take a leadership role in supporting legislation to:

1. Increase the Appropriation to the NC Housing Trust Fund to $50 million Annually
   In order to adequately respond to NC’s growing housing crisis amongst low and moderate income households, the state needs to invest significantly more resources in the NC Housing Trust Fund. NCHC will lead the campaign of over 150 supporters to advocate for $50 million of annual funding for the NC Housing Trust Fund.
2. Foreclosure Response:
   Advocate for increased funding for housing counselors and Legal Aid attorneys to assist those facing foreclosure as well as better prepare future homebuyers for successful purchases.
3. Advocate for Increased Resources for Public Transportation with Adequate Affordable Housing Planning and Production
   Advocate, along with other organizations, to ensure adequate affordable housing is planned and produced around the development of light rail and bus hubs. These projects will be developed through new funding for public transportation.
4. Create an Independent Third Party Energy Efficiency Administrator – NC $AVES Energy Alliance
   Advocate, in coalition with other agencies, to establish an independent third-party to administer funds from utility company surcharges. These funds would finance energy efficient repairs for low income homeowners and affordable rental communities in an effort to reduce their energy costs and consumption.
5. Ensure the Most Efficient and Effective use of Federal Stimulus Housing-related Funds in NC
   Work with the NC Recovery office and other state and nonprofit partners to ensure federal housing-related stimulus funds are efficiently and effectively spent to have the greatest impact on the affordable housing challenges in NC.
6. Maintain Funding for the Following NC Housing Programs:
   • Community Development Corporations 
   • Individual Development Accounts
   • Housing 400 and Key Programs that serve people with disabilities
   • NC Housing Tax Credit Program
7. Work with our allies to improve consumer protections on issues related to financing.

Federal Advocacy

The North Carolina Housing Coalition will take a leadership role in educating and engaging our members to supporting legislation to:

1. Ensure funding for the National Housing Trust Fund at $1 billion.
2. Increase HUD funding for the Section 8 voucher program to create 100,000 new vouchers in 2009.
3. Pass the Section Eight Voucher Reform Act and expand McKinney Vento Funding.
4. Expand funding for the USDA rural housing and housing preservation direct loan programs.