The Center for Housing and Community Studies of the University of North Carolina Greensboro is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Erica Payton as Faculty Fellow. Dr. Payton, an Associate Professor in UNCG’s Department of Public Health Education, previously held the rotating CHCS faculty fellowship during the calendar year… Continue reading…
Housing cost-burden refers to the amount of household income spent on housing costs – rent or mortgage, plus utilities. A household is considered to be cost-burdened if housing costs exceed 30% of the income; severe cost-burden refers to households that pay over 50% of their income on housing costs. While… Continue reading…
Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina, Inc. and the University of North Carolina Greensboro’s Center for Housing and Community Studies (CHCS) conducted an ambitious community needs assessment across Goodwill’s thirty-one county service area stretching from Cherokee County in the west to Ashe County in the north to Forsyth County in… Continue reading…
Community is a main motivator for Will Burnett, who recently graduated with his bachelor’s in public health from the Department of Public Health Education. From working as a field data collector with the Center for Housing and Community Studies (CHCS) to interning with the New Arrival Institute, Burnett applied public… Continue reading…
The Center for Housing and Community Studies convened its latest Housing Hangout today with a look at racially-disparate access to home ownership. Black families face greater obstacles to home ownership – predatory lending, abusive credit scoring, the legacy of redlining, low income. The result: a rate of home ownership that’s… Continue reading…
GIS for Social Good An address is more than where a person lives and receives mail. Places dictate what kind of opportunities people will have, their access to healthy food, education, jobs, and even how long they will live. Mapping can be a powerful visual aid for people to understand… Continue reading…
Properties built before 1978 often used lead in paint and other building materials. These materials may be hazardous to the health of residents today. The City of Greensboro provides lead paint hazard reduction services at no cost as part of its Lead Safe Housing Program. Lead-Safe Greensboro provides grants to… Continue reading…
In this session we will hear from Mr. Troy Powell, Code Compliance Division Manager at the City of Greensboro. The Code Compliance Division investigates more than 11,000 properties per year to determine if reported issues violate City of Greensboro’s Code of Ordinances. By ensuring safe, healthy places to live, work… Continue reading…
Panel: Homelessness in our Community Dr. Stephen Sills, Professor and Director, The Center for Housing and Community Studies, moderates this community-focused panel of professionals who are working to address homelessness in Greensboro. Speakers include representatives from Tiny Houses Greensboro, The Servant Center, NC Housing Coalition, and more! The panelist contact… Continue reading…
ncIMPACT Initiative host Anita Brown-Graham is joined by Sofia Crisp, Michelle Kennedy, and Stephen Sills to talk about the shortage of safe, affordable housing in Guilford County and the high rate of evictions.