our NEWEST team member: Valerie moore

Valerie comes to the City of Greensboro from the North Carolina Department of Commerce where she, most recently, was the Senior Grants Management Representative. During her tenure at NCDC, she held the positions of Community Development Financial Consultant and Sr. Research and Innovation Analyst. She has 25+ years of experience in multiple arenas of community economic development which include: housing development, special project management, strategic planning, grant writing, program administration, product development and industry training and consulting. Her specialties include: entrepreneurial support, Valerie D. Moore, Senior Planner program development, public policy, program administration, Housing Services Division government grants management, affordable housing financing, real estate financing, strategic planning, and grant writing and

management.

As the senior planner, she is responsible for reviewing and managing development financing of single and multi-family affordable housing projects, research and data analysis for housing program needs, making public presentations, and working collaboratively with program partners, construction management and housing development finance.

Valerie earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Urban Studies and Planning from Virginia Commonwealth

University. She has a daughter and son, Courtney and Christopher. m a r c h 2 0 1 6

— NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT

BARBARA HARRIS, DIRECTOR 336.373.2509

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Grand opening of hope court

Affordable Housing Management, Inc. held the ribbon cutting for a new 16-unit apartment community on January. One, two and three bedroom non-smoking units are available to individuals and families earning below 50% of the area median income. Six of the units have been reserved for households with disabled or formerly homeless individuals. For additional information These Energy Star certified apartments are located at 3701 Hope Court in Greensboro. about Hope Court, go to:

Our neighborhood http://ahmi.org. 2016 Housing Summit

The Greensboro Housing Coalition hosted the 2016 Housing Summit held on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at George K’s Event Center in Greensboro. The theme of the Summit was “Restoring Hope, Homes and Communities.”

City of Greensboro The Summit commenced with greetings from our Mayor, Nancy Neighborhood Development Vaughan. She shared a brief overview of affordable housing in 300 W. Washington Street Greensboro and the needs that currently exist in the city. She 3rd Floor hoped the information gathered during the Summit and a series Greensboro, NC 27401 of community conversations held throughout the city would be useful in creating a Housing Bond referendum to be on the 336.373-2349 Cyndi Blue, Housing Services Mgr. http://www.greensboro-nc.gov ballot in November. City of Greensboro-Neighborhood Affordable housing is an issue in Greensboro. Cyndi Blue Development asked those in attendance at the Summit to come up with PUBLIC HEARINGS: creative housing solutions. This exercise yielded collaborative community solutions that will be Annual Action Plan compiled and used to help craft the housing bond mentioned by the mayor. 2016-2017 The keynote speaker was Dr. Frank Alexander. He is the Sam Nunn Professor of Law at Emory Greensboro’s Planning Board University School of Law, Founding Director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion, and welcomes community input as Senior Advisor for the Center for Community Projects in Atlanta. the City develops the FY 2016/17 application for Thank you, Neighborhood Development staff for helping to make this event a success. federal Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) funding. The Annual Action Plan is Greensboro’s Neighborhood development programs application for grant funding under the CDBG, HOME, ESG, and HOPWA grant Rehabilitation, Repair and Handicapped and the property must have conditions that programs. Funding awarded Programs for Homeowners present an imminent threat to health and/or under the Annual Plan safety. You must continue to reside in the application will enable the City Rehabilitation assistance is secured by a lien property for ten (10) years after the work is to continue to support on your property in the form of either a direct complete. After 10 years the lien is removed activities including pay loan or a deferred loan (for qualifying and the loan is forgiven. The maximum loan neighborhood revitalization, homeowners). Direct pay loans are at 3% and amount is $15,000. This program cannot be affordable housing payable up to 20 years. The maximum contract combined with Rehabilitation. development, owner-occupied housing rehabilitation and amount cannot exceed $60,000. Deferred loans services that address have deferred payments for either the life of the Rental Housing Improvement Program homelessness. The City of homeowner or upon the sale or transfer of the for Rental Property Owners Greensboro will submit the FY property. Rental Housing Improvement Program 16/17 Annual Plan to HUD on assistance is available for rental housing or before May 15, 2016. Facilities for the Physically Disabled or structures with 7 or fewer units and is secured Handicapped assistance is a grant. Examples by a lien on your property in the form of a The public hearing on the FY of eligible special facilities include, but are not repay loan. This program is a 50/50 match 2016/17 Annual Plan limited to: ramps, driveway access, special program. The owner must bring 50% of the application will be held at the Greensboro Planning Board handrails, specially designed accessible kitchen total project cost and the city will loan the Meeting on Wednesday March and bathroom facilities. The maximum loan other 50% up to $20,000 for 1-3 units or 16, 2016. amount is $10,000. This program can be $7,500 per unit for housing structures combined with other programs or can be stand- containing 4-7 units. The loan has a 3% The draft 2016-2017 Annual alone. interest rate for a term of 20 years. The Action Plan is available for maximum amount of assistance cannot exceed public review at: Emergency Repair assistance is a forgivable $20,000. Payment begins 36 months after the www.greensboro-nc.gov/ loan secured by a lien on your property. To completion of the work. AnnualPlan. qualify for this program: a homeowner must have a verified emergency situation cause by or For more information about these programs, exacerbated by a specific element in the house; contact Jennifer Freeman at 336-373-2530.