Keynote Luncheon Speaker:
Mary Brooks
Director, Housing Trust Fund Project, created the Project in 1986 and now works out of California. She has focused her work in the field of low income housing, has a Masters Degree in City and Regional Planning from Ohio State University, where she received the College of Engineering Distinguished Alumna Award. She was awarded the Community Housing Leadership Award by the National Low Income Housing Coalition in 2004 and is widely regarded as the national expert in the field of housing trust funds. |
What does workforce housing mean to your community?
86% of residents surveyed in the Grand Traverse region said that our communities should encourage more affordable housing. But where do we start?
At the Creating Housing Choices Regional Conference, participants learned about the region’s housing needs, and what our communities can do together to create more housing choices for all residents. Participants discussed the results of a detailed 5-county housing needs assessment; learned about housing trust funds, land banks, local housing initiatives, and green building; and heard how implementation of the preferred Grand Vision scenario may impact housing over the coming years. For more information, call 929-5000 or email SarahLucas@nwm.cog.mi.us
Conference Materials
Housing Trust Funds
Mary Brooks, Keynote Presentation
Housing Needs Assessment
The Grand Vision
Preliminary Findings -- Housing Needs Assessment Update
Kelly J. Murdock, Community Research Services
Accommodations for people with disabilities may be requested by calling NWMCOG at (231) 929-5000 before the registration deadline. Requests received after that date will be met if possible. NWMCOG and its programs and materials are open to all without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital status or family status.
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