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/ West Side Community Land Trust Executive Director Charis Blackmon spoke during Friday s groundbreaking for three more permanently affordable houses, off Beatties Ford Road.
Charlotte s West Side Community Land Trust broke ground Friday on three more single-family home projects as part of its effort to expand permanent affordable housing in the area.
They re on Gilbert Street in the Lincoln Heights Neighborhood, off Beatties Ford Road. The land trust plans to move and renovate three donated houses on the lots.
The Land Trust is helping to create and preserve affordable housing in the area. It owns the land, but sells the houses to residents, which helps keep them affordable as land prices rise.
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Homeless residents camped near Roof Above last year. Local leaders hope to develop a comprehensive strategy by this fall to eradicate homelessness within five years.
Last week, Charlotte leaders announced an effort to wipe out homelessness and expand affordable housing within five years. It s not the first time Charlotte has tried this, but some think this has a better chance at succeeding.
Last week s announcement was not a plan, but a renewed acknowledgement of the problem and a commitment to draft a plan and identify funding within six months. It s the latest of many initiatives like Out of the Shadows in 2000, More than Shelter in 2006, Housing First in 2015, and the county s Launch Upstream two years ago.
Published April 19, 2021 at 2:36 PM EDT
David Boraks
WFAE The encampment known as Tent City north of uptown Charlotte was dismantled in February over county officials health concerns.
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
What was once known as “Tent City,” a former homeless encampment near uptown where hundreds of people sheltered , has been vacant since February. Former residents of the encampment were ordered to leave after Mecklenburg County leaders said the site was dangerous due to a growing rat infestation.
Concernedcommunity members wanted to know: Where will these people go? With the help of numerous organizations, including grassroots nonprofits, many former Tent City residents found themselves in temporary housing. But the funds for that will soon run out.
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People have set up tents outside the Roof Above (Urban Ministry Center) day center on the College-Tryon Connector.
Charlotte and other area cities and towns are in line for millions of dollars in new federal housing aid as part of the American Rescue Plan that passed Congress last month.
The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development has allocated nearly $5 billion from the bill to help cities and towns create affordable housing and services for people experiencing homelessness or at risk.
Charlotte and surrounding towns are getting $11.6 million, Gastonia $2.8 million and Concord $4.8 million. (See a full list of North Carolina allocations below.)