Housing Partnership Network

We’re celebrating the winner announcement for the #2025IvoryPrize for Housing Affordability awarded by Ivory Innovations! These winners represent ambitious, feasible, and scalable ideas to improve the state of housing affordability in the U.S. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/epvFgXCS

Thank you to our key supporters of HPN’s upcoming Spring Member Meeting: IMA Financial Group, Inc., AAFCPAs, Atlantic Union Bank, Smith NMTC Associates, LLC, and Community Foundation of Richmond. Member meetings embody HPN’s commitment to peer exchange by centering member voices, prioritizing key issues, and enabling leaders from across the country to work together to solve shared challenges in our industry. We look forward to having you join us in Richmond! #HPNRichmond 

I’m incredibly proud of our Housing Partnership Network members who took to Capitol Hill during our DC Policy Meeting at the end of April. They met with 91 Congressional offices from both parties to make the case for real, bipartisan solutions to the housing cost crisis. Together, we: ✅ Urged inclusion of the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act, New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act, and Neighborhood Homes Investment Act in the upcoming tax package. ✅ Thanked original co‑sponsors like Reps. LaHood and DelBene and Sens. Young and Cantwell for championing housing finance. ✅ Highlighted the critical role of the CDFI Fund and HUD’s rental assistance programs, while sounding the alarm on proposed cuts. As “housers,” it’s not enough to build and preserve - we must also tell our story, promote positive narratives, and thank policymakers who work across the aisle. Onward to more engagement, more partnerships, and more affordable homes for every family. #AffordableHousing #BipartisanAction

🚨 HPN Members! The registration deadline for our Spring Member Meeting is this Friday, May 16th! We are excited to welcome 175+ (and counting) practitioners from across our member network to Richmond, VA.      Members can choose from over 20 sessions with peer groups, cross-cutting topical sessions, and off-site tours throughout the city.      We hope you'll join us! #HPNRichmond

Upcoming Webinar Announcement! Climate Strategy Success Stories – CDFIs Advancing Climate Lending Work with Local, State, and other Support Join Community Sustainability Partners and Forsyth Street on Thursday, May 22nd for a webinar session where we will explore the success stories of CDFIs that are continuing their climate and clean energy programs despite the current uncertainty with federal funding sources. Webinar Details: Date: Thursday, May 22nd Time: 2-3pm ET Register here: https://lnkd.in/eNJNmp2h During this one-hour webinar, our guest speakers will share insights about their green lending programs and the funding sources they are leveraging. We will also share information about the lending tools we have helped develop in partnership with Housing Partnership Network that have aided community lenders in building their climate and clean energy lending strategies. Speakers: Adam Meier, Director of Green & Healthy Communities at Housing Partnership Network Johanna Gilligan, Deputy CEO at Homewise Peter J. Ebnet, Director of Policy & Program Development at Greater Minnesota Housing Fund Bryan Woll, Director of National Programs at LIIF Who should join this webinar? Tune in if you’re a community lender focused on or interested in integrating clean energy and climate lending into your product offerings.

We’re thrilled to welcome Anthony Scott to HPN as Vice President of Tulsa Housing Partnership! Anthony brings over 30 years of leadership in affordable housing and community development from South LA to Baltimore to Durham. Most recently, he served as CEO of the Durham Housing Authority, where he led bold redevelopment efforts and resident-centered programs serving nearly 10,000 residents. With a deep track record in mixed-use development, strategic planning, and economic revitalization, Anthony is uniquely equipped to lead our Tulsa Housing Partnership initiative. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eVFXMPah Welcome, Anthony!

We are excited for our Spring Member Meeting in Richmond, May 28th-30th. Shout out to the Better Housing Coalition, Enterprise Community Partners, and The Community Builders, Inc., for welcoming us to this beautiful city! Richmond is a small city with so much to offer. Meeting attendees will have the opportunity to choose from several off-site tours featuring the work of our members and their partners, including reimagined manufactured homes, transformed public housing, and thoughtful neighborhood redevelopment. Learn more and sign up to register before May 16th: https://lnkd.in/eBZdym-3 #HPNRichmond 

We had a great day on Capitol Hill with Housing Partnership Network (HPN), joining over 80 meetings to advocate for affordable housing! Homes for America met with Sen. Tim Kaine (VA), Sen. Chris Van Hollen (MD), Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (MD), Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), Sen. Mark Warner (VA)! We shared how federal investment is essential to build, preserve, and operate affordable housing in all communities. #AffordableHousing #HousingAdvocacy #HomesForAmerica #HPN #CapitolHill

From Charlotte to Washington, these women are leading with purpose, passion, and persistence! Our President, Julie Porter, and Chief Strategy Officer, Erin Barbee, were on Capitol Hill for Housing Advocacy Day, hosted by the Housing Partnership Network. We’re proud to be in the fight every step of the way - because everyone deserves a safe, affordable place to call home. #DreamKeyPartners #AffordableHousingMonth

This week, Cinnaire's Lucius Vassar, Sabrina Iga, and Chris Neary participated in the Housing Partnership Network's (HPN) annual policy meeting in Washington, DC. On Capitol Hill, they partnered with other high-impact housing nonprofits to underscore the urgency of taking bipartisan action on housing and community development in this Congress, especially through enhancement of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, extending the New Markets Tax Credit, and preserving critically needed programs like the HOME Investment Partnership Program, Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), and the CDFI Fund. We are grateful to several Congressional offices in our footprint for taking the time to meet with us and hear about the role that these programs play in supporting our communities, from rural to urban areas. Thanks to the offices of Reps. Sarah McBride (D-DE), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Chris Coons (D-DE) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) for their time and support!