Events & News2020-09-15T10:56:18-06:00

Events

Past and upcoming events of the BCRHP.

Together Colorado & ECHO Host a Community Conversation

Monday, February 8, 2021 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM MT

Join our partners Together Colorado and the East County Housing Opportunity Coalition (ECHO) for a four-part training series on affordable housing in Boulder County. The series explores housing policies and their roots in segregation, how those policies influenced growth and development in Boulder County, what must be done to change our growth patterns to be more inclusive, and ways to organize around this issue.

The Regional Housing Partnership will be presenting on February 8th–see you there!

Home Team Bootcamp | August 11-12, 2020

Want to be part of our plan to triple the number of affordable homes in Boulder County in just 15 years? When you RSVP for this affordable housing “Bootcamp,” you get a FREE All-Access Pass to the Innovations in Naturally Affordable Housing virtual summit, August 11-12. Together we’ll learn practical tools, and creative solutions for building a more affordable community.

After you register, you’ll also be invited to a virtual pre-summit orientation on August 5 to learn more about Home Wanted, the Home Team, and local affordable housing innovations. We encourage you to Join the Home Team if you haven’t already. You’re the kind of community champion we need!

Please contact us with questions,
The Home Wanted team
talktous@homewanted.org

Fair Housing Film and Conversation

May 21, 2018

To recognize and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the passing of the Fair Housing Act, the Boulder County Regional Housing Partnership hosted a film screening and panel discussion on May 21, 2018. The event featured the short film “Seven Days” chronicling the week following the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The film was followed by a moderated conversation with a panel of local and regional participants who shared their perspectives from the Civil Rights Era, how the Fair Housing Act plays out in our community today and current challenges facing our Front Range communities.

Fair Housing Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Fair Housing Act – Film and Conversation

2018 Planner Symposium: Making It Happen: A Housing and Financing Perspective

August 28, 2018

On August 28, we hosted our first workshop for county-wide city and town planners. Affordable Housing: Making it Happen was an informative and enjoyable morning at Boulder County’s beautiful Kestrel community in Louisville. With more than nine speakers and 23 guests, discussion focused on definitions of affordable housing, the Fair Housing Act, codes and regulations, the development process, and financing. Thanks to all who joined us!

2017 Housing Summit

September 29, 2017

The Partnership hosted an affordable housing summit that brought together nearly 75 city councilors and town board members and their planning staff from across Boulder County as well as Boulder County Commissioners to discuss the Regional Housing Strategy and consider ways to use its recommended tools collaboratively to increase housing affordability for our community.

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News

The latest affordable housing news from around the country

Application period opening for Nederland affordable housing complex

Published April 30, 2020

The Boulder County Housing Authority will begin accepting online rental applications for the soon-to-be-completed Tungsten Village neighborhood of affordable homes in Nederland on May 7.

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For people without homes but wary of shelters, Longmont’s “safe lots” could be a haven

Published April 28, 2020

Coronavirus amplified concerns about the conditions inside homeless shelters. For some living in their cars, a safe place to park could be a vital stop-gap.

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Lyons moves forward with plans for 40 new affordable housing units

Published April 17, 2020

The Lyons Board of Trustees moved forward this week on a plan to bring in 40 new affordable units, replacing those destroyed in the 2013 flood.

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Tungsten Village housing moves forward

Published April 17, 2020

Construction on the affordable Tungsten Village neighborhood is expected to be completed by late July, with applications now online.

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Boulder County agricultural workforce faces difficulties

Published March 10, 2020

A lack of affordable housing makes recruiting and retaining a quality workforce difficult for over half of Boulder County farmers.

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Opinion: John Torres: Some Boulder seniors can no longer afford to stay in the county

Published February 29, 2020

John Torres, executive director of Golden West Senior Living, explains how many of Boulder’s seniors are being forced to leave because they can’t afford to remain in their longtime homes.

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Home Wanted Aims For 12% Affordable Housing By 2035

Published February 17, 2020

Mackenzie Sehlke, public affairs specialist for Boulder County, talks about the Home Wanted initiative’s goal of tripling Boulder County’s affordable housing.

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After 20 Years, Colorado May Reverse Decision That Limits Cities’ Affordable Housing Powers

Published February 3, 2020

A new bill in the Colorado state legislature would allow cities to use inclusionary zoning once more.

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January radio show explores local housing, economic indicators

Published January 28, 2020

According to the Colorado Center for Law and Policy, 27% of Boulder County residents don’t earn enough to cover their basic needs – from housing and transportation to healthcare, childcare, and food.

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Boulder updates building codes to allow tiny homes, tighten energy efficiency

Published January 21, 2020

Tiny homes might not only start popping up in Boulder, but they may even roll into the neighborhoods. City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a package of updates to municipal building codes, adding in an optional allowance for tiny homes. It specifically requested an amendment to city staff recommendations that tiny homes must be constructed and inspected on a fixed foundation and hooked to fixed utilities.

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