North Carolina Housing Coalition

Without the Workforce Housing Loan Program, new developments will stall, resulting in fewer homes for our workforce, families, seniors, and more. Sign onto our letter to NC legislators urging them to restore full funding to WHLP for the next two years. Sign on today!: https://lnkd.in/ef4Q9iUB

One year ago today, #HurricaneHelene hit Western North Carolina. We remember the lives lost, and we reaffirm our commitment to advocating for a just recovery. #JustRecoveryNC

Recovery from #HurricaneHelene is far from over. We’ve created a timeline of events from the initial disaster declaration to the latest Federal aid request by Governor Stein just this month. #JustRecoveryNC Full timeline: https://lnkd.in/ewNg-Qb5

This week marks one year since #HurricaneHelene hit Western North Carolina, devastating communities and altering the housing landscape in more than a dozen counties. A year later, many families still do not have safe housing or stable income. We are partnering with #NCIDR to raise awareness of the ongoing recovery challenges and the need for continued federal and state investments. #JustRecoveryNC

Today is the last day to submit nominations for the 2025 NC Housing Coalition Awards! Don't miss this opportunity to recognize the folks doing great work in your community: https://lnkd.in/eRukhwAM

The housing policy landscape has changed dramatically this year. Register now for our next Housing Policy Update Webinar on Tuesday, September 16 at 1:45pm. We’ll discuss the Federal reconciliation package, the lack of a state budget, and how other threats to funding and existing policies may impact housing in the coming years. Register: https://lnkd.in/e-sWuBxr

The NC Housing Coalition's 2024 Annual Report is now available. Take a look at what we accomplished in 2024 and how our mission, vision, and strategies are guiding our work in 2025! https://lnkd.in/ekjPMrUc

Nominations for the NC Housing Coalition awards are now open! If you or someone you know has done incredible housing advocacy over the last year, nominate them by 9/5: https://lnkd.in/e4VhNTBA

On Thursday, July 3, Congress passed a reconciliation bill that included a number of provisions that impact affordable housing and community development, including a permanent 12.5% increase to the low income housing tax credit (LIHTC). You can read more about these provisions in our detailed breakdown of the bill. The inclusion of these provisions is a direct result of a decade of the Housing Coalition’s work building bipartisan support for the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act. While these provisions are important and we would normally celebrate their passage, sadly they were included in a much larger bill that will ultimately do harm to more North Carolinians than these provisions will help. As Senator Thom Tillis (R) noted in his statement, this will “force the state to make painful decisions like eliminating Medicaid coverage for hundreds of thousands.” Congresswoman Deborah Ross (D) also noted that the “legislation guts the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by 20%, the largest cut in our nation’s history.” The mission of the North Carolina Housing Coalition is to lead a movement to ensure that every North Carolinian has a home in which to live with dignity and opportunity. What the Coalition knows best is housing policy, but we also know that stable housing, financial security, and opportunity for families at the lowest end of the income spectrum is about much more than housing costs. Marginally increasing the number of units that the low income housing tax credit can produce a year while potentially stripping health care from more than 670,000 North Carolinians and cutting food assistance hurts our state. Ultimately, when combined with the North Carolina General Assembly’s failure to pass a budget that includes gap financing through the Workforce Housing Loan Program, this federal increase in the LIHTC may not even result in more units. Read our detailed analysis: https://lnkd.in/eUq9pfEw

FEDERAL BUDGET ALERT: Today the Trump Administration released its FY2026 spending plan, also known as a “skinny budget.” Overall, the budget proposal seeks to cut non-defense spending by over $163 Billion dollars, and the proposed cuts to programs and resources impacting housing, homelessness, and community development are deep. Read more for details: https://lnkd.in/e2UkayW8