LIHTCs Serve
Meeting Many Needs
The low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) is the most successful federal program for the creation and preservation of affordable housing across the nation. One of its main strengths is that it allows states to adapt the program to meet their specific housing needs. Read more
LIHTCs Serve
Rising Cedar a Model for Serving Mentally Ill Adults
Rising Cedar in Minneapolis has created a new model for providing service-enriched housing for adults with serious and persistent mental health illness. It has integrated 40 units of permanent supportive housing for adults suffering from mental illness, with social services and the service provider, Touchstone Mental Health, headquartered under the same roof. Read more
The low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) is the main financing tool for developing affordable housing across the country. Read more
What do homeless veterans, farmworkers, small towns devastated by natural disasters, and the mentally ill all have in common? Read more
Nonprofit Rebuilds in Tornado-Ravaged Town
New affordable townhomes are coming to Phil Campbell, Ala., which suffered extensive damage and loss of life during an April 2011 tornado outbreak. Read more
Developer Helps to Transform Milwaukee Neighborhoods
Gorman & Co. purchases vacant lots and foreclosed homes from the city to create affordable housing and homeownership opportunities. Read more
Missouri Project Offers Beacon of Hope for Residents
Development team creates a mix of duplexes and apartments to serve formerly homeless individuals as well as low-income households. Read more
Homeless Veterans Find Housing, Stability at El Monte Development
Mercy Housing California and New Directions for Veterans team up to deliver 40 affordable housing units and an array of services for vulnerable vets. Read more
Boomtown Gets New Seniors Housing
Developer converts historic Williston High School into 44 units of housing. Read more
Women and Their Families Find Homes, Support at Gini’s House
Liberation Programs and New Neighborhoods team up to create 18 units for formerly homeless or at-risk households. Read more
Washington Developer Continues to Serve Farmworkers
Casa Kino in Quincy, Wash., helps to provide safe and affordable housing for agriculture laborers and other low-income households. Read more
Reservation Gets Boost of Much-Needed Housing
Fort Peck Housing Authority constructs 24 energy-efficient homes for families in Montana. Read more
New Artist Housing Opens in Seattle
Artspace Mt. Baker Lofts provides 57 units for low- to moderate-income artists and their families. Read more
LINC Housing Opens Second Project for Transition-Age Youths
Mosaic Gardens at Huntington Park provides homes for low-income families and formerly homeless young adults. Read more
NEW DEVELOPMENT
Historic School Transforms into Housing
A historic technical school has been adapted into housing in Worcester, Mass. Read more
New Development
A New Day in Harlem
Broadway Housing's new development boasts affordable housing, a preschool, and the Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling. Read more