Housing Our Future
Event Materials and Recordings
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Emerging New Directions in Affordable Housing Implementation in Hamilton County and Cincinnati
March 2, 2023
A webinar presented by the Housing Our Future Collaborative. Facilitated by Kristen Baker, LISC Greater Cincinnati Executive Director. Featuring Hamilton County Commissioner President Alicia Reece and City of Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval.
Click here to view the presentation slides: Housing Our Future: 2022 Accomplishments
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Housing our Future: Affordable Housing Leverage Fund
November 17, 2022
Moderator:
Kristen Baker, Executive Director, LISC Greater Cincinnati
Panelists:
Robie Suggs, Chief Lending Officer, Cincinnati Development Fund
Luke Blocher, Chief Strategy Officer, Cincinnati Development Fund
Mo Adlon, Senior Loan Officer, Cincinnati Development Fund
Ben Eilerman, Project Manager, Over-the-Rhine Community Housing
Click the link to view the presentation: Housing Our Future: Affordable Housing Leverage Fund Slide Deck
Staff from the Cincinnati Development Fund (CDF) explore the Affordable Housing Leverage Fund and its role in funding affordable housing. CDF manages the Affordable Housing Leverage Fund (also referred to as the “fund of funds”). The AHLFwas established to address the financial gaps inherent in the development of affordable housingby aggregating funding to provide a new and flexible source of financing tools to developers that will expand production and preservation of units by existing developers, entice new developers in the market, and attract new sources of private and public funding. Initial commitments to the fund include the City of Cincinnati Affordable Housing Trust Fund and other public and private funding sources.
Housing Our Future: New Eviction Prevention Program Launched in Cincinnati
October 20, 2022
Moderator
Clare Zlatic Blankemeyer, Executive Director, GreenLight Fund
Panelists
Marquita Flowers, Director of Public Housing, Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority
Matt Pritchard, President & Executive Director, HomeStart
Amy Story, Director, Community Connections, United Way of Greater Cincinnati
Matt Long, Senior Program Manager, United Way of Greater Cincinnati
Learn about the Renew Collaborative Eviction Prevention model from HomeStart, newly launched in Cincinnati on October 17. For more information on the program and how it works, please see the video and PowerPoint presentation below.
HomeStart's Renew Collaborative | Preventing Evictions. Strengthening Homes.
Housing Our Future HomeStart Renew Collaborative PowerPoint
Housing Our Future: The Impact of Community Development Corporations
September 22, 2022
Moderator Mike Cappel and panelists City of Cincinnati Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Kearney, Price Hill Will Executive Director Rachel Hastings, and Seven Hills Neighborhood Houses Executive Director Alexis Kidd-Zaffer discuss the critical need for adequate resources for Community Development Corporations (CDCs) to allow them a prominent, sustained role in preserving and producing affordable housing/deeply affordable housing and meet the needs of the individuals and families in their neighborhood and to build equitable and inclusive communities.
Housing Our Future: New Cincinnati Councilmember Perspectives and Priorities Part 3
March 3, 2022
Cincinnati Councilmembers: Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Kearney, Liz Keating, and Greg Landsman
Facilitators: Pete Metz and Gina Hemenway
Housing Our Future: New Cincinnati Councilmember Perspectives and Priorities Part 2
January 27, 2022
Cincinnati Councilmembers: Victoria Parks, Mark Jeffreys, and Scotty Johnson
Facilitators: Pete Metz and Gina Hemenway
Housing Our Future: New Cincinnati Councilmember Perspectives and Priorities
December 9, 2021
Elected Cincinnati Councilmembers: Reggie Harris, Meeka Owens, and Jeff Cramerding
Facilitators: Pete Metz and Gina Hemenway
Event Materials from the June 10th session on Health and Housing Connections
In this session, we heard discussion among panelists about the connection between health outcomes and housing stability, including the four pathways connecting housing and health: stability, quality & safety, affordability and neighborhood characteristics.
Panelists included Kiana Trabue, Vice President of Stategic Partnerships with bi3 as our moderator, Diane Alecusan, Housing Strategy Lead for Ohio with CareSource, George Kleb, Executive Director for Housing and Community Development with Bon Secours Mercy Health, Baltimore, and Gretchen West, MCRP, Executive Director of Healthy Homes with Nationwide Children's Hospital.
The views expressed in this panel discussion belong solely to their speaker and do not represent the views of other panelists or the host.
We've chosen to keep the open conversation portion of this event private to those who attended during the session.
Event Materials from the April 29th session on Affordable Housing Basics
In this session, we heard about the data used to measure housing affordability and determine housing need, fair housing policy and the impact of systemic racism in housing, and an overview on development budgets and the impact of various funding sources on project viability.
Panelists included Liz Blume, of the Community Building Institute, Jeniece Jones, of Housing Opportunities Made Equal, Bobby Maly, of Model Group and Robert Killins, Jr., of Greater Cincinnati Foundation.
The views expressed in this panel discussion belong solely to their speaker and do not represent the views of other panelists or the host.
Event Materials from the March 11th Panel Discussion on Affordable Housing Trust Funds
In this session, we heard about the various structures, funding and utilization of housing trust funds along with context on the proposed charter amendment which would require the City of Cincinnati to fund the Affordable Housing Trust Fund at $50MM anually. We led with an introduction from Robert Killins, Jr., from Greater Cincinnati Foundation and panelists included Katy Heins, from Community Change, Matthew Leber, from LISC Housing, Kelan Craig, from Ohio Housing Finance Agency, along with Joele Newman and Matthew Strauss representing Cincinnati Action for Housing Now.
The views expressed in this panel discussion belong solely to their speaker and do not represent the views of other panelists or the host.
Event Materials from the January 28th, 2021 session on Progress in 2020 and Looking Ahead to 2021
This opening session of Housing Our Future discussions in the new year is intended to look back at the progress made in 2020 in implementing the recommendations of the Strategy while assessing the changing landscape of housing affordability and increasing need for housing support across the community.
In this session we are joined by panelists Callahan Seltzer, LISC Director of Housing, Robert Killins, Jr., GCF Director, Special Initiatives, and Mark Lawson, CAA President and CEO, who share their perspective on the need for systems change to address racial equity in housing, the role of philanthropic investment in affordable housing and the need for housing assistance through Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
Event Materials from the November 19th session on Understanding Community Perception of Affordable Housing
In this session, our panel discusses balancing development needs, community preference and protecting our vulnerable residents are all crucial components to increasing the affordability and availability of housing in Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
Moderator: Jessica Powell, Vice President of the Hamilton County Land Reutilization Corporation
Panelists:
Gregory Johnson, Chief Executive Officer, Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority
Ashleigh Finke, Director of Real Estate Development, Over-The-Rhine Community Housing
Mary Kidd Ray, Project Director, Kennedy Heights Development Corporation
Steven Grieser, Chair, Housing Committee, Kennedy Heights Development Corporation
Geoff Milz, Township Administrator, Colerain Township
Event materials from the October 22nd session: The Positive Economic Impact of Affordable Housing.
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Event materials from the September 2020 session: Community Voices Shape New Housing - Learn from Local Examples.
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Event materials from the August 2020 session on Housing Instability and Evictions in the Wake of the Covid-19 Crisis
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Event materials from the July 2020 Virtual Launch of Housing Our Future
Download the slide deck from the 07.2020 Virtual Launch here.
Exploring "Connected Communities"
May 4, 2023
A webinar presented by the Housing Our Future Collaborative.
Learn more about the City of Cincinnati’s "Connected Communities,” the name given to a series of potential policy changes, and the process involved in crafting those changes, related to land-use that will help Cincinnati grow into a more accessible, people-focused, diverse, healthy, and connected community for all. The conversation focuses on the connection between transportation and land use and how more, and more diverse transportation options and more, and more diverse housing options can collectively make places more livable, sustainable, and connected.
Facilitator:
Pete Metz, Director of the Connected Region at the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber and Housing Our Future Steering Committee
Presenting panelists:
- Council Member Reggie Harris, City of Cincinnati
- Katherine Keough-Jurs, Director of the Department of City Planning and Engagement for the City of Cincinnati
- Gretchen Nicholls, Senior Program Officer at LISC Twin Cities
Resident panelists:
- Jennifer Foster, Avondale resident
- Mark Ventura, College Hill resident
- Jonathan Hay, Columbia Tusculum resident