Posted on August 16, 2019

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On Aug 14, 2019 David Ford of WFDD  interviewed Staff and Tenant Leaders at the CHCS Tenant Leadership Academy”

Public housing tenant Karen Spigner says her goals in attending the academy are clear.

“To learn how to fight some of the unfair practices of the housing — public housing — some of the policies and unfair charges that they’re charging the tenants and multi-dwelling,” says Spigner. “And I want to empower other people to take advantage of the resources in this city and to fight for what they believe is right in their quest for fair housing and to live comfortably in their homes.”

Rental community leaders like Spigner are each paid $250, and they earn it attending a series of intensive sessions. Each one is four hours of lectures and workshops interrupted by just two short breaks to stretch, and a 15-minute lunch break with sandwiches, chips, and drinks provided.

Listen to the full segment HERE

To apply for the next Tenant Leadership Academy – http://go.uncg.edu/tenantacademyapplication

Posted on August 18, 2019

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Join the Cottage Gardens Resource Center for After School Programming this fall.

 

 

 

Posted on August 28, 2019

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Posted on September 13, 2019

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Homes are unique economic commodities. They are stationary, durable, heterogeneous by nature, price-negotiable in many cases, and subject to changes in value over time. Single-family homes are an avenue to economic stability and wealth building for many families. Construction of homes contributed $1.15 trillion to the US economy in 2018.  Insufficient supply of affordable homes, whether rental or home-owner occupied) impact a the economic health of a community. In this CHCS Housing Hangout we will talk about the correlation between housing and economic development.

Posted on September 21, 2019

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According to civil processing data of the last 7 years from the Guilford County Sheriff’s Department, nearly 5000 households were locked out of their units due to eviction every year.

Posted on September 23, 2019

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Congratulations to the inaugural class of the Tenant Leadership Academy. These eight community members have successfully completed 25 hrs of workshops and training related to housing issues, healthy homes, legal rights of tenants, leadership skills building, and organizing methods.

Posted on September 27, 2019

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Evaluation position at UNCG Center for Housing and Community Studies

Needs assessments, program evaluations, asset based community development and community action plans… we have so many exciting projects across so many content areas. We are looking for someone with excellent quantitative skills, solid report writing, and proven grant writing experience.

The CHCS evaluation specialist will collect, clean, organize, and analyze data for the Center as it relates to the research within the center. The position will be responsible for cross-departmental collaborations, working with external partners, assisting PI in proposal development, conducting literature reviews, assisting PI in research design, conducting data collection (qualitative and quantitative), supervising research assistants in data cleaning and management, conducting quantitative data analysis, assist PI in report writing, and assist PI in presenting to academic and non-academic audiences. Some administrative and supervisory duties for CHCS management.

Minimum Qualifications

Ph.D. in Applied Research, Educational Research Methodology, Evaluation, Sociology, Public Administration or related field with 1 year of experience as an analyst or a Master’s with a minimum of 3 years experience.

Apply at: https://spartantalent.uncg.edu/postings/15417

Posted on September 27, 2019

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The Center for Housing and Community Studies (CHCS) is seeking a motivated and experienced environmental educator for our community engaged storm water project in Greensboro beginning in November. This multi-year position will be tasked with developing and implementing an environmental education program for an after-school program, planning and organizing 3-4 clean-up days in the neighborhood, and leading citizen science water quality monitoring.

Posted on October 25, 2019

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Click on the map below to find resources for persons experiencing homeless:

 

Posted on October 31, 2019

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