April 22, 2021 7:00 PM by FCNP.com
The Falls Church League of Women Voters and the Citizens for a Better City invite the public to a virtual program on on Sunday, April 25 at 4 p.m. about the current developments and efforts in providing affordable housing in Falls Church.
Five Falls Church-based experts will discuss current efforts to address this issue, including a new $3.75 million housing grant from Amazon and the push for more affordable units in large mixed-used developments.
The panel of five local experts will include: Letty Hardi, member of the Falls Church City Council; Dana Lewis, with the Falls Church Department of Housing and Human Services; Julio Cesar Idrobo, tenant advocate; Michelle Winters, executive director of the Alliance for Housing Solutions; and Joe Muffler, developer of the Founders Row/Mill Creek project in Falls Church. Nancy Vincent, director of the Falls Church Housing and Human Services Department, wil
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During this time, we have become more aware than ever how vitally important a safe and affordable place to call home can be. Today, a home is not only where we rest our heads at night but it is also where children receive much of their education and many adults either work or take refuge from the danger created by this rampant virus.
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Amazon.com Inc. launched a new Housing Equity Fund earlier this month that will provide $2 billion to create and preserve affordable housing in Arlington, as well as Nashville, Tenn. and Washington State’s Puget Sound region - all places where the company is headquartered.
Another $125 million in cash grants will be given to minority-owned nonprofits, businesses and organizations to help find a “more inclusive solution” to the housing crisis impacting these areas.
Arlington, much like the rest of the Washington region, is in the throes of a housing crisis. But how much impact will the fund have in addressing it?