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The first apartments opened in 2007. Valley Supportive Housing which now has 38 affordable supportive apartments.
The VHTF is coordinated through the state Department of Housing and Community Development. In the current fiscal year, more than $55 million was invested into it by the General Assembly, and Northam has proposed upping that to $70.7 million.
It is designed to finance affordable-housing initiatives supporting low- and moderate-income families, and homeless-reduction grants.
The process for obtaining VHTF financing is competitive. According to Northam s office, 43 applications were received for this round of funding.
Funding was also granted to programs in Petersburg, Richmond, Newport News and Northern Virginia, among others.
Mayor Justin Wilson makes remarks at the Dec. 9 groundbreaking of The Waypoint at Fairlington.
Construction of The Waypoint of Fairlington officially kicked off Dec. 9 with a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the affordable housing development on the site of a former parking lot of Fairlington Presbyterian Church.
Mayor Justin Wilson was among those in attendance, which was limited to comply with current statewide COVID-19 restrictions. The city is pleased to support another affordable housing development made possible through the partnership of a nonprofit housing entity and a local faith community, which has embraced housing neighbors as part of its mission, Wilson said.