Announced at this year’s Virginia Governor’s Housing Conference, Piedmont Housing Alliance was recognized for its leadership in resident-led planning and design and awarded a 2018 Virginia Housing Inclusive Communities Award for our work at Friendship Court. The Inclusive Community Award…
Board and Staff Visit James Madison’s Montpelier, The Mere Distinction of Color Exhibit
A group of twelve Piedmont Housing Alliance staff and board visited Montpelier on August 25 to tour both James Madison’s house and the award-winning The Mere Distinction of Color exhibition that conveys the lives of the enslaved from multiple perspectives. The day-long…
Planning for Open Space in Redevelopment of Friendship Court
Within a ten-minute walk, the only open green space where families from Friendship Court can play and socialize is the grassy field that faces 6th St. The community of Friendship Court, particularly families with children, deeply values many aspects of…
Talking Home Ownership at the African-American Awareness Festival in Louisa
Housing Counselors from Piedmont Housing Alliance were on hand at the NAACP-sponsored African-American Awareness Festival in Louisa County, Va. over the summer. Members of the team talked about the benefits of home ownership, the availability of down payment loans and…
Fnu Amin and Fnu Florence Become First-Time Homebuyers in Charlottesville
Fnu Amin and Fnu Florence are pleased to be settling into their new home after working hard to make their dream a reality. They moved to Charlottesville from Afghanistan two years ago, following friends and family who moved to the…
Timberlake Place Resident, Pat Wise, Receives Accessibility Grant
A new resident at one of our nine properties recently received a grant through the Rental Unit Accessibility Modification Program (RUAM) which enabled her entire tub/shower to be replaced with a walk-in shower accommodating her needs. Pat Wise is 87…
Welcome to Amanda Chandler, Assistant Regional Community Manager at Piedmont Housing Alliance
Piedmont Housing Alliance’s Alliance Management welcomes Amanda Chandler as Assistant Regional Community Manager, a new position created to support our team of Community Managers and to support our residents with services and programs. Amanda joins us with over 18 years…