Efficiency Merging with Affordability
Energy efficiency has become an integral element in the building of homes, including many of those built to meet the need for more homes that are affordable to low-wage workers. …
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Nelson County Entrepreneurs Helped by VIDA Program
In the 1970s, I borrowed $2,500 from my dad to buy a soybean grinder, the equipment I needed to expand my tofu company. I had been making it in my…
The 50% Solution
Reading along in yet another study about creating opportunities to help people escape generational poverty, this one by the highly respected folks at the Annie E. Casey Foundation, I was…
Healthy Housing Comes First
If America wants to keep its health costs down, one place to look is at our housing stock. A recent story on NPR’s Morning Edition illustrated the links between housing…
Cities and Suburbs Ain’t What they Used to Be
Charlottesville is not the only city where in-town housing is in great demand. According to UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center, the prosperous suburban “donut” around a decaying urban core no longer…
Focus on Friendship Court
Last week was an exciting one in the history of Piedmont Housing Alliance, as our Board of Directors held its first-ever meeting at the Friendship Court Apartments. Prior to a…