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LVL With Us Homeport
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We’re in one of the fastest growing areas in the country, and while we’ve seen the growth, we’ve also felt the pains that come along with it – especially when it comes to housing all of us and our incoming neighbors. Each month, we’re interviewing local experts on the issues, the barriers, and the solutions around housing and development, hoping to shed some light on how we got where we are and what we can do to create a future that houses everyone. This is Level With Us.
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Zoning In
The City has released some proposed changes to Columbus' 70-year-old zoning code, looking to increase density in our urban core, enable construction of taller buildings, and reuse older buildings. The changes have a projected outcome of 88,000 new units of housing, a big step toward addressing our housing shortage and preparing for an unforeseen population increase. With Erin Prosser, Deputy Director of Housing Strategies, we take a closer look at the zoning code and what it could mean for the growth of our region.
Sources:
https://cohhio.org/report-ohios-affordable-housing-gap-shrinks-slightly/
https://columbusunderground.com/two-mile-bike-and-pedestrian-loop-planned-for-downtown-bw1/
https://columbusunderground.com/cota-board-votes-to-advance-linkus-transit-plans-bw1/
https://columbusunderground.com/mayor-says-linkus-transit-vote-planned-for-fall-2024-bw1/
https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/real-estate/2024/03/12/columbus-home-building-fell-to-five-year-low-despite-shortage/72931508007/
https://www.ahaco.org/findinghome
https://cohhio.org/report-ohios-affordable-housing-gap-shrinks-slightly/
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Bonus 'sode 4: Anna Teye-Kasongo
It's been two months since the Maude Hill Growing Homeownership Fund launched to give Black and other people of color the funding boost they need to purchase their first home. In this bonus episode, Anna Teye-Kasongo, director of CONVERGENCE, is back on LVL With Us with an update on the impact of the fund this far and where it's expected to go from here.
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Finding Financial Empowerment
Today, we're with Lydia Daniels and Jillian Kent with the Columbus Financial Empowerment Center and Mark Childs, Homeport Resident Services Program Manager. Together we discuss the financial challenges residents and Central Ohioans at large are facing. And we dive into the free resources out there for folks of all income levels to get guidance in becoming financially fit or assistance with these things that leave folks cost burdened. Whatever your goals are, there’s help to get you there.
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Bonus 'sode 3: Michael Corey
Welcome to LVL With Us, the bonus 'sode. We’re back with Michael Corey, CEO of the Human Service Chamber of Franklin County. We're doing a deep dive on the local implications of climate change, how we can expect Central Ohio to grow and change, and what individuals and businesses can do to make their homes and buildings more energy efficient and sustainable.
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https://www.epa.gov/inflation-reduction-act/inflation-reduction-act-programs-fight-climate-change-reducing-embodied
https://programs.dsireusa.org/system/program/detail/658
https://www.whitehouse.gov/cleanenergy/inflation-reduction-act-guidebook/ -
The Pursuit of Precedented Times
From workforce shortages to stagnating government funding to worker burnout, the nonprofit sector has its share of challenges meeting the increasing demand for services in the last four years. Individuals and families are trying to navigate the continuously rising cost of living and the aftermath of the pandemic, and nonprofits are doing what they can with what they have to lend support.
We sat down with Michael Corey, CEO of the Human Service Chamber, and Jill Guinan, Resident Services Program Manager for Homeport. Together, they provide the full scope of the issue, from the individuals in need of help, to the systems in place governing the movement of resources and funding. -
Bonus 'sode 2: Funding Black Homeownership
This week, we’re taking a deep dive into the Maude Hill Growing Homeownership Fund – a fund to provide Black and minority prospective buyers with the financial assistance to offset some costs related to purchasing a home.
Hear from Anna Teye-Kasongo of CONVERGENCE Columbus; Columbus City Council members Nick Bankston and Lourdes Barroso de Padilla; Leah Evans, President & CEO of Homeport; Wendy Penn, Associate Vice President of Affordable Housing Initiatives at the Mortgage Bankers Association; and Maude Hill, Associate Vice President for Public and Community Affairs at Columbus Urban League.
Sources include:
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/diversity-and-inclusion/the-economic-state-of-black-america-what-is-and-what-could-be
https://www.mckinsey.com/bem/our-insights/the-state-of-black-residents-the-relevance-of-place-to-racial-equity-and-outcomes
https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2023/07/31/columbus-housing.html
https://www.mba.org/advocacy-and-policy/affordable-housing-convergence
https://www.consumerfinance.gov/data-research/hmda/
https://bloom614.org/wp-content/themes/bloom/pdfs/ghfflyer.pdf