Lessons from Boulder
There are many who consider Charlottesville to be similar to a sister city in the Rockies, Boulder, CO. University town, diverse population, successful pedestrian mall in the downtown — and…
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Home Ownership Parts I and II
In 2014, Piedmont Housing Alliance celebrated a big milestone–our 800th home owner. This means that more than 800 individuals and families have come through our doors with a dream of…
Boom to bust for African-American Homeowners
In African-American History month, we want to spend some time on the role of home ownership and housing in relation to African-Americans. A recent article in the Washington Post focuses…
Farmer Todd Keeps it Growing at Friendship Court
The Urban Agricultural Collective of Charlottesville (UACC) has been one of our key partners at Friendship Court Apartments for nine years. Started as the Quality Community Council Farms, UACC has…
Free Classes — and they help you save money!!
Piedmont Housing’s award winning counseling team meets with clients here in our office all the time, but sometimes they like to take their show on the road. Witness the latest…
The Togetherness of the 5K Runners
I know this dates me, but one of the movies that always intrigued me as a young person was “The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner.” The fact that it…