Housing Works - NC Affordable Housing Conference

Housing Works

September 27-28, 2012
Raleigh Convention Center
Raleigh, NC

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Don’t miss the 2012 North Carolina Affordable Housing Conference: Housing Works!

September 27-28, 2012
Raleigh Convention Center
Raleigh, NC

High unemployment and ongoing budget cuts have increased demand for affordable housing while limiting resources. Learn how innovative housing practices are making a difference at the 2012 North Carolina Affordable Housing Conference: Housing Works!

This year's conference will provide experts, education and opportunities to exchange ideas and successes with your colleagues from across the state. The annual Housing North Carolina Awards and the N.C. Housing Coalition’s Awards for Volunteer, Professional and Legislator of the Year will inspire you to take your work to the next level.

Keynote address:
Joe Finn, president and executive director, Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance (MHSA), will share the story of how Home & Healthy for Good became a statewide success after a Boston doctor began writing “prescriptions for housing” to treat her homeless patients’ health problems. The innovative Housing First program has demonstrated impressive outcomes by placing chronically homeless people in permanent supportive housing rather than delivering intensive services in shelters or on the streets. The program has provided homes for 550 homeless individuals, reducing overall costs by more than $9,000 per person and lowering Medicaid costs for participants by 67 percent.

Other highlights:
The annual industry update will outline how recent cuts in the state and federal budgets are affecting affordable housing development and offer a glimpse into the upcoming elections. Other breakout sessions will tackle:

• tools for recycling existing stock
• cost-effective “green” building
• community efforts to revitalize neighborhoods and local economies
• universal design
• rental property improvement and compliance
• progress on 10-year homelessness plans
• how Medicaid/Medicare changes will impact persons with disabilities
• using advocacy and communication tools to promote affordable housing
• annual developers workshop
• and more!

Special track for housing counselors:
Earn CE credits from The Association of Housing Counselors while you get an overview of foreclosure prevention efforts in the state and learn what other housing resources are available to help your clients.

Conference info: (919) 881-0707

Conference Hosts

Community Investment Corporation of the Carolinas (CICCAR)
The Community Investment Corporation of the Carolinas (CICCAR) is an affordable housing loan consortium with a mission to provide long-term, permanent financing for the development of low- to moderate-income multifamily, special needs and elderly housing. It was created by the North Carolina Bankers Association in 1990 as the Community Investment Corporation of North Carolina (CICNC) in an effort to address the shortage of affordable housing in North Carolina. In June 2007, CICNC was expanded to serve South Carolina as well and was renamed. CICCAR has committed and/or funded financing totaling approximately $237 million for 283 affordable housing developments, producing more than 14,000 units of affordable housing in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.

North Carolina Housing Coalition
The Housing Coalition is a private, nonprofit membership organization working for decent, safe, and affordable housing that promotes self-determination and stable communities for low- and moderate-income North Carolinians. Its mission is to lead a campaign for housing to ensure that working families, people in crisis, seniors, and persons with disabilities can live with dignity and opportunity. This mission is supported through three primary roles: the Coalition serves as a resource and referral network for individuals looking for housing assistance and to organizations looking for information; the Coalition serves as a clearinghouse for best practices, research and data on housing issues in North Carolina; and the Coalition leads a campaign to empower people through their advocacy to improve housing policy-making by increasing resources, program effectiveness and consumer protections.

North Carolina Housing Finance Agency
The North Carolina Housing Finance Agency’s mission is to create affordable housing opportunities for North Carolinians whose needs are not met by the market. A self-supporting public agency, the Agency provides financing through the sale of tax-exempt bonds and management of federal and state tax credit programs, the federal HOME Program, the state Housing Trust Fund, and other programs. The Agency offers low-cost mortgages for first-time buyers, finances the development of affordable apartments and homes, as well as special-needs housing, finances rehab and emergency repairs of owner-occupied homes, and offers foreclosure prevention assistance in partnership with HUD-approved housing counseling agencies statewide. Since its creation in 1973 by the General Assembly, the Agency has financed 206,000 affordable homes and apartments, totaling more than $13.3 billion.