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Our 43rd Annual Gala this past June honored two
comprehensive community development initiatives in Columbus, Ohio and Atlanta,
Georgia. Now, Ohio’s Community Properties Initiative and Atlanta’s Piece by
Piece Regional Foreclosure Response Initiative will join NHC this November in
New Orleans at our 2015 Solutions for Restoring Neighborhoods Convening to share
insights on how their respective community development models have achieved success.
The Community Properties Initiative was founded at the
request of Ohio State University and its on-campus community development
subsidiary, Campus Partners for Community Urban Redevelopment. Ohio Capital
Corporation for Housing (OCCH) acquired the portfolio of 250 buildings with
over 1,330 Section 8 housing units in and adjacent to the Weinland Park
neighborhood. Since its beginning 12 years ago, The Community Properties
Initiative has remained true to its goal of community engagement and
accountability by establishing and maintaining partnerships with stakeholders
in the community.
Piece by Piece was founded in 2010 to counter the damage the
Atlanta metropolitan area experienced as a result of the foreclosure crisis. Atlanta
Neighborhood Development Partnership (ANDP) convened more than 140 public- and
private-sector housing leaders from the federal, state, local and county levels
with various certifications, information and expertise that could be combined
together to have a powerful impact on the foreclosure crisis. Piece by Piece
partners with housing leaders to host sector meetings that engage housing
officials in local government, research, lending and housing counseling. These
meetings offer insight into foreclosure mitigation processes, strategies to
combat foreclosure and open the floor for discussions on how to tackle the
long-term impacts of foreclosure.
These initiatives were honored with the Housing Visionary Award
for their consistent work to create affordable housing and strengthen
communities. The Solutions for Restoring Neighborhoods Convening will explore
solutions for creating affordable housing and revitalizing neighborhoods with
sessions that demonstrate how housing is a nexus connected to education,
transportation, economic development, health, the environment, public safety
and other social issues. Hear from representatives from these great
initiatives, and from housing leaders around the country, about practical
lessons for our own communities.
Read more about our 2015 Gala honorees here, and check back soon
for more information about Solutions for Restoring Neighborhoods.
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