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Orange County Affordable Housing <br /> Advisory Board (AHAB) <br /> GRANGE COUNTY Meeting Agenda <br /> HOUSING DEPARTMENT Tuesday,January 10, rChapel30 PM <br /> Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill <br /> 104 S Estes Dr. <br /> Chapel Hill, NC 27514 <br /> Zoom link: <br /> https:Horangecountync.zoom.us/j/87805574687?pwd=RnNDNWsrNVItQWIuVlZHZU82eEJMQT09 <br /> and Community Home Trust. Focused on supporting financial coaching, <br /> homeowner education, match for down payment assistance <br /> 3. Focus on ending racial-wealth gap (homeownership is huge) <br /> 4. Completed 5 year strategic plan; important that they are member-led, <br /> member-driven. CEF has many staff members with lived experience. <br /> Committed to making sure that underrepresented voices are at the <br /> forefront <br /> d. The Center for Community Self-Help <br /> i. Dan Levine <br /> ii. Based in Durham, but have a lot of members at credit union in OC. <br /> iii. For the last 10 years,they've been doing a lot of housing work, particularly in <br /> Carrboro and Chapel Hill <br /> iv. Loans to affordable housing developers, mortgages for homebuyers <br /> v. About 25 on real estate team; do small business/nonprofit office space, <br /> affordable housing development, support many African American communities <br /> vi. Self-Help does a lot of behind-the-scenes work to support nonprofits <br /> vii. Northside Neighborhood Initiative <br /> 1. Retain long-term residents <br /> 2. Ensure houses at risk of becoming investor-owned student rentals, <br /> transition to families or creative housing opportunities aligned with <br /> neighborhood vision <br /> 3. Attract new and diverse families who want to live close, proud, <br /> connected <br /> 4. Engage existing student population in the history,traditions,values, and <br /> cultural practices of these historically Black neighborhoods <br />