​Joining Forces offers a growing list of affordable housing workshops. At the moment, our workshops are being updated and aren't currently being offered on a regular schedule. If you'd like to schedule a workshop for a private group, contact sloellbach@connect2home.org.  

Affordable Housing 101

​This is a 2-part workshop, with two 2-hour sessions and homework in between. It is available to private groups in full-length and abbreviated versions. 

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

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

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