Housing is the Prevention and the Cure for Homelessness
As a recent article in the Washington Post notes, Washington DC is joining a number of other cities (NYC, San Francisco) where rental housing is getting out of reach for…
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On the Road to Financial Capability in Nelson County
Our Housing Counselor Shelley Murphy will be putting the miles on her trusty car over the next five weeks as she drives from her Fluvanna Country home past Charlottesville and…
Throwback Thursday: Back to Crozet
It was ten years ago this month that Piedmont Housing was taking photos to measure progress on its renovation of Crozet Meadows. In Crozet, just a half a mile from…
Another Barrier to College: Housing
Student debt is made up of more than just tuition and fees. High housing costs are getting in the way of education–so much so that more than 50,000 college students…
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. …
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…