Joining Forces offers a growing list of workshops about affordable housing. All workshops are currently offered via Zoom. See our Calendar for the current schedule.
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Affordable Housing 101
(Being offered now) |
This is a 2-part workshop, with two 2-hour sessions and homework in between. The workshop is offered to the public on a regular schedule. It is also available to private groups in full-length and abbreviated versions. Contact sloellbach@connect2home.org for more information.
Topics include:
Part 1: Why Affordable Housing Is So Important
Part 2: How to Support Creation of More Affordable Housing
Topics include:
Part 1: Why Affordable Housing Is So Important
- Definitions
- Housing as an Equity Issue
- Impact of Housing Cost-Burden
Part 2: How to Support Creation of More Affordable Housing
- Housing Solutions
- Barriers to Those Solutions
- Removing Barriers through Advocacy
What Makes Affordable Housing Affordable
(Being offered starting in February 2021)
This is a 2-hour workshop for people wanting to learn more about how affordable housing is financed and developed, including creation of affordable units, as well as subsidy programs that make use of market-rate housing.
Topics include:
- Definitions of Affordable Housing
- Elements of Housing Cost
- Tools for Paying for Affordable Housing
- How Low Income Housing Tax Credits Work
- How Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) Work
- The Development Process
NIMBY to YIMBY--Why Affordable Housing Is Good for Communities
(Being offered starting in February 2021)
This is a 90-minute workshop that addresses common concerns about affordable housing, explores the intersection of affordability with density and concerns about impact on community character, and provides ideas on how to address such concerns through advocacy.
Topics include:
- Review of the Planning & Development Process
- The Importance of Listening to Concerns
- What Concerns Good Planning Can Resolve
- Common Misconceptions about Affordable Housing
- Crafting Counter Arguments That Don't Backfire
- The Importance of Practice
Density Well Done
(Being offered starting in February 2021)
This is a 90-minute workshop focusing on current urban planning best practices for built up environments that need to accommodate growing numbers of people who cannot afford the current housing stock.
Topics include:
- Definitions
- The History of Density
- Examples of Current Projects around the Country
- Benefits of Density
- Defining and Re-Defining the Character of a Community
