affordable housing

Letter Urges End to Government Shutdown to Lessen Impact on Affordable Housing

By CHHSM Staff | January 25, 2019

The National Low Income Housing Foundation is encouraging people to sign on to its letter to end the government shutdown in order to curtail the negative effect the shutdown is having on affordable housing programs across the United States. The letter — circulated for signature by the NLIHF and other leaders of the Campaign for…

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‘Hotel of the Stars’ Finds New Purpose as United Church of Christ Affordable Housing Community

By Barb Powell | May 10, 2018

It’s not every day that residents of an older adult community can say they live in a building once frequented by the rich and famous. But then, LaFontaine Center in Huntington, Ind., isn’t your everyday place. Built in 1925, the former LaFontaine Hotel was a hot destination spot for movie stars and jet set clientele,…

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Despite Obstacles, UCC’s Retirement Housing Foundation Makes Green Affordable Housing a Priority

By Barb Powell | May 1, 2018

The United Church of Christ’s Retirement Housing Foundation, based in Long Beach, Calif., takes seriously its dual commitments to affordable housing and being good stewards of creation. Its Sonata at Riverpark is just one example of RHF’s ministry at work. Opened in 2016, Sonata at Riverpark is a 52-unit, tax credit community for low-income families…

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United Church Homes Acquires Ohio Affordable Senior Housing Communities

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | April 30, 2018

United Church Homes recently reached an agreement to acquire a six-building, 40-unit affordable senior housing community and a five-building, 60-unit senior housing community from National Church Residences. The closing date for the communities was April 26. The final price for Gateway Commons, Columbus, Mississippi, and Boardtown Village, Starkville, Mississippi, is undisclosed, per an agreement between…

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United Church of Christ’s Archway Housing and Services Opens 40 West Affordable Housing Complex

By CHHSM Staff | January 29, 2018

After some six years of effort, the UCC’s Archway Housing & Services’ latest complex — 40 West — opened in November. 40 West provides affordable housing for low-income families and homeless veterans. Initial plans, drawn up in 2012, called for a four-story, 60-unit facility. There were funding delays, but construction began in 2016, and 40…

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United Church of Christ Conference-Agency Partnership Called to Provide Affordable Housing

By Barb Powell | September 11, 2017

Many people think of mountains and pristine ski slopes when they think of Colorado. But behind the tourist attractions, as in most places across the United States, homelessness and affordable housing are tandem crises. In the metro Denver area, two United Church of Christ entities have teamed up to address the issues: Archway Housing &…

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CHHSM Report Highlights Ministries Providing Affordable Housing to Vulnerable U.S. Populations

By CHHSM Staff | August 12, 2017

The United Church of Christ’s Council for Health and Human Service Ministries today (Aug. 11) released a report on the number of affordable housing units among CHHSM members. Across the United States, CHHSM-member ministries provide more than 20,000 affordable housing apartments. “We are proud that our CHHSM members fight for and provide low-income housing for…

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UCC’s Archway Housing and Services, Inc., constructs affordable housing in Colorado

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | August 7, 2017

The United Church of Christ’s Archway Housing and Services, Inc., a key mission affiliate of the Rocky Mountain Conference-UCC, is making noteworthy progress in in its efforts to construct and manage affordable housing units in Colorado. Established in 1995, by 2014 Archway had created and was operating six apartment communities containing 361 units in Metro…

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UCC’s Angelus Plaza to host photo exhibit on L.A.’s older immigrant communities

By Barb Powell | July 31, 2017

An unused office space on the third floor of United Church of Christ-related Angelus Plaza Senior Activities Center in downtown Los Angeles is sparking a renaissance at the center for the creative arts. The center’s staff wanted to start an ongoing multimedia project, not only for residents in the low-income senior housing of Angelus Plaza,…

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Capitol Hill rally to Include UCC Groups Committed to Safeguarding Affordable Housing

By Barb Powell | June 12, 2017

Leaders of United Church of Christ-related health and human service ministries will be stepping out for affordable senior housing June 27 at a “Save HUD 202” rally on Capitol Hill. They will be joining LeadingAge, an association representing nonprofit aging services providers, and others to regain and expand the HUD Section 202 Housing for the…

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