Most tenants facing eviction do not have legal representation, but a pilot program in Baltimore seeks to change that. The cost of eviction to the individual is high, with disruptions to families, health, and often jobs. The cost to city and state services in the wake of this disruption is measured in the millions of dollars. .
Doors are now open at a new hybrid health care and housing facility, expected to help some 500 people experiencing homelessness each year recuperate after being discharged from a hospital. The new facility also includes 98 units of affordable and supportive housing. Cathy Alderman, chief communications and public policy officer of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, the project s developer, said there are more than 10,000 people experiencing homelessness on any given night in Denver. .
Renters and homebuyers face a dismal landscape these days in finding affordable housing. But community groups and nonprofit landlords in North Carolina say they re determined to increase their options, especially for people from low-income or marginalized backgrounds. Delores Bailey, executive director of the nonprofit group EMPOWERment in Chapel Hill, said her organization is spearheading the building of PEACH Apartments, a $3.5 million project to provide affordable housing for essential workers in the historically African American neighborhood of Pine Knolls. .
A new affordable housing development is coming to Lake Placid, an area facing a workforce housing crisis. Fawn Valley, with six homes and 16 town homes, comes at a time when much of the area s regular housing stock has become short-term rentals. It may benefit vacationers, but workers cannot find affordable housing nearby. .