LVL With Us

From workforce shortages to stagnating government funding to worker burnout, the nonprofit sector has its share of challenges meeting the increasing demand for services in the last four years. Individuals and families are trying to navigate the continuously rising cost of living and the aftermath of the pandemic, and nonprofits are doing what they can with what they have to lend support.

We sat down with Michael Corey, CEO of the Human Service Chamber, and Jill Guinan, Resident Services Program Manager for Homeport. Together, they provide the full scope of the issue, from the individuals in need of help, to the systems in place governing the movement of resources and funding.

This week, we’re taking a deep dive into the Maude Hill Growing Homeownership Fund – a fund to provide Black and minority prospective buyers with the financial assistance to offset some costs related to purchasing a home.

Hear from Anna Teye-Kasongo of CONVERGENCE Columbus; Columbus City Council members Nick Bankston and Lourdes Barroso de Padilla; Leah Evans, President & CEO of Homeport; Wendy Penn, Associate Vice President of Affordable Housing Initiatives at the Mortgage Bankers Association; and Maude Hill, Associate Vice President for Public and Community Affairs at Columbus Urban League.

Sources include:

https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/diversity-and-inclusion/the-economic-state-of-black-america-what-is-and-what-could-be

https://www.mckinsey.com/bem/our-insights/the-state-of-black-residents-the-relevance-of-place-to-racial-equity-and-outcomes

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2023/07/31/columbus-housing.html

https://www.mba.org/advocacy-and-policy/affordable-housing-convergence

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/data-research/hmda/

https://bloom614.org/wp-content/themes/bloom/pdfs/ghfflyer.pdf

In this episode, we talk about the barriers to Black home ownership and how the Columbus chapter of CONVERGENCE is working to overcome them. We're joined by Anna Teye-Kasongo, director of CONVERGENCE Columbus, and Netta Whitman, Director of Home Advisory Services for Homeport.

LVL With Us is recorded, edited, and produced by Lauren Sega, Homeport's Manager of Communications. For more information about Homeport, or to support our mission, visit us at homeportohio.org.

Sources include:

https://www.ahaco.org/findinghome

https://www.segregatedbydesign.com/

The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How our Government Segregated America, by Richard Rothstein

Welcome to LVL With Us, the bonus 'sode. Today we’re back with Carlie Boos, President and CEO of the Affordable Housing Alliance of Central Ohio (AHACO). We’re learning more about the zoning code, the challenges central Ohioans are facing regarding wages and housing affordability, and how some programs in Columbus have offered potential solutions.

LVL With Us is recorded, edited, and produced by Lauren Sega, Homeport's Manager of Communications. For more information about Homeport, or to support our mission, visit us at homeportohio.org.

Sources:

https://www.ahaco.org/findinghome

https://cohhio.org/healthy-beginnings-at-home/

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/10/18/old-columbus-zoning-code-doesnt-work-well-needs-fix-consultant-says/8436348002/

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2023/09/05/columbus-officials-say-expected-population-surge-and-housing-shortage-driving-zoning-changes/70646477007/

https://livingwage.mit.edu/counties/39049

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/infant_mortality_rates/infant_mortality.htm

In this episode, we sat down with Carlie Boos, president and CEO of the Affordable Housing Alliance of Central Ohio (AHACO), and Leah F. Evans, president and CEO of Homeport. Together, we discussed what affordable housing is, the challenges to creating more of it, and the solutions organizations like AHACO and Homeport are bringing to the table.

LVL With Us is recorded, edited, and produced by Lauren Sega, Homeport's Manager of Communications. For more information about Homeport, or to support our mission, visit us at homeportohio.org.

Sources include:

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2023/09/05/columbus-officials-say-expected-population-surge-and-housing-shortage-driving-zoning-changes/70646477007/

https://www.ahaco.org/tools