Building Bridges
MWCLT's Monthly Newsletter • June 2024
Here comes the sun…
We had some big news last month! On May 17, Henrico County announced a massive $60 million Housing Trust Fund, as well as their intention to use it to fund a massive expansion of the CLT in Henrico.
Ettrick Landing is on track to be completed this fall, and we have some photos of the gorgeous interiors you can expect from these homes. As well, our new website is LIVE!
Our next online information session is next Tuesday, June 11th at 6pm via Zoom. If you’re interested in the program, we hope to see you there. As well, VHA is now accepting applications for our 2024-2025 AmeriCorps VISTA member! Apply here by July 18.
Homes Coming This Year
Here are some of the homes we expect to complete in the near future. Please note: details such as size and number of homes are not final and may change. Other details such as sale prices may not be available yet.
- Ten 3-bedroom/2-bathroom, one-story homes in Ettrick Landing – 80% AMI
- Twenty-one homes in Varina (River East) – 115% AMI (14 homes), market rate (7 homes)
- Two homes in Varina – 115% AMI
- One 3-bedroom/1.5-bathroom in Glen Allen – 115% AMI
Supporter Spotlight: Henrico County
On May 17, Henrico County announced a massive $60 million Housing Trust Fund, as well as their intention to use it to fund a massive expansion of the CLT in Henrico. This will be a transformational investment that will have deep ramifications for both our organization and the entire region. The County plans to fund the HTF directly with tax proceeds from new data center projects.
Support MWCLT Today
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Upcoming Events
Online Information Sessions
Interested in becoming a homeowner, or just want to learn more about the CLT program? Come to one of our monthly online info sessions. You can watch recordings of previous info sessions here.
June 11 and July 9, 6pm via Zoom
Register Here
Homeowner Movie Matinee: The Lion King (2019)
Homeowners—with and without children!—are invited to join us for a special private screening of the 2019 remake of Disney’s beloved 90s movie musical adapting the story of Hamlet to the African savanna.
June 22, 1pm
Invite only
Bensley Agrihood Service Day
Interested to learn more about Agriculture and Land Stewardship? Join us for a “Day of Service” at the Bensley Agrihood Site!
June 23, 10am, 2600 Swineford Rd
Register Here
Development Updates
Things are moving fast at Ettrick Landing! The first four homes are now complete and pending final inspection, while two more homes have been framed out, and another two homes have foundations in the ground. We cannot wait to deliver these beautiful homes to our approved applicants who have been waiting patiently for years.
News from our office
New MWCLT website launches
Our new website is online. We contracted with Shapes & Colors to design our new brand identity and build our online presence, and we couldn’t be happier with the results! As well, we’ve redesigned the content of our website to more clearly guide potential homebuyers through our process. Stay tuned later this year as we continue to add helpful content for current homeowners and more!
Candice Turner, MSW joins the VHA BIPOC Leadership Institute
Last month, our Director of Homeownership, Candice Turner was nominated to join Virginia Housing Alliance’s 2024 BIPOC Leadership Institute cohort! According to VHA, participants in the BLI will engage in a 10-month experience that leverages training, coaching, and peer support to help them foster and grow leadership skills and create a career development plan to catalyze their leadership trajectory.
VHA will manage the BLI program and utilize the organization’s extensive expertise in professional development, education, and capacity building. The program will be led by Ebony Walden Consulting, a Richmond-based equity focused consulting firm and supplemented with support from presenters and individual coaching for each of the program participants. The 2024 cohort is sponsored by Virginia Housing.
BLI participants also will receive coaching and mentoring support from established housing and community development practitioners of color.
Congratulations, Candice!
Staff members present at Grounded Solutions Network’s strategic planning meeting
Candice Turner and our Home Purchase Coordinator, Elizabeth Munyan joined a panel of experts from NeighborWorks America and the College Park Community Preservation Trust to talk about the challenges of scaling up CLTs with the staff of the Grounded Solutions Network. Grounded Solutions is a nationwide network of CLTs and other shared equity housing programs, of which MWCLT is a member.