May 1, 2013




Beyond Bricks & Sticks. A weekly digest of current trends in housing and community development. The discussion examines topics from infrastructure to community fabric.

Housing Event

Mapping RVA: A Fair Housing Multimedia Exhibition

(RECAP: Didn't get a chance to stop by during Fair Housing Month? HOME's multimedia fair housing exhibition is still on display!)
http://www.phonehome.org/?utm_source=First+Friday+RVA+4-30-13&utm_campaign=maprva4-30-13&utm_medium=email

General Housing

De Blasio: City Is In Dire Need Of More Affordable Housing

(RECAP: New York Public Advocate's Plan Would Preserve 200,000 Units Over 10 Years)
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/04/28/de-blasio-city-is-in-dire-need-of-more-affordable-housing/

Housing with Services

Shelly Perkins of Lite98 Talks About "Walking in Their Shoes"

(RECAP: "One thousand people, homeless children, single adults and families are right around Richmond at any given time,"said Bill Bevins in an on-air discussion about Affordable Housing Week.)
http://partnershipaffordablehousing.com/shelly-perkins-of-lite98-talks-about-walking-in-their-shoes/

Community Investment

E*TRADE Bank Grants $150,000 to Habitat for Humanity NOVA

(RECAP:  Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia announces with gratitude a $150,000 grant by E*TRADE Bank.)
http://www.habitatnova.org/etrade-bank-grants-150000-to-habitat-for-humanity-of-northern-va/ 

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