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 Together Award Ceremony
We’ve so enjoyed seeing the beautiful artwork and words everyone shared! We are inviting you to attend the Home Together Award Ceremony and find out who the winners of the Home Together community creativity contest are on Facebook
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.
News
The latest affordable housing news from around the country
Opinion: Claudia Hanson Thiem: A place to call home, thanks to affordable housing
Published December 24, 2019
People often know proposed affordable housing developments by their addresses. But how often do we think of them as future homes?
Lafayette City Council receives update on short-term rentals, accessory dwelling units
Published December 5, 2019
Lafayette officials are continuing to take steps to decide whether or not short-term rentals should be allowed in the city, and whether accessory dwelling units should be expanded.
Affordable Housing: Interview with Frank Alexander
Published November 19, 2019
Access to housing is key to creating a community that’s equitable and inclusive. This interview discusses what’s being done to address the burden of rising rents and growing concerns around insufficient affordable housing.
Longmont, Nederland to host community meetings for development of a five-year consolidated housing plan
Published November 29, 2019
As part of the Boulder-Broomfield HOME Consortium, Longmont next week will hold a community meeting to discuss the development of a five-year consolidated plan for affordable housing.
Boulder Housing Partners receives $450,000 federal grant
Published November 26, 2019
Boulder Housing Partners, the city’s affordable housing provider, was awarded a nearly $450,000 federal Housing and Urban Development grant, U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse announced late last week.
How Boulder Is Working to Make Housing Affordable
Owning a home in Boulder is so expensive it’s all but impossible for many people. The city, however, is working hard to find solutions.
Revived Blue Vista neighborhood opens in Longmont with 26 new affordable homes
Published November 18, 2019
A new Longmont neighborhood with a quarter of its homes designated as affordable opened Monday after years of delay, changes in ownership and a scaling back of its plans.
State grant leaves Coffman Street project in Longmont fully funded
Published October 29, 2019
The Colorado Department of Local Affairs recently approved $3.7 million in funding for a housing project planned on Coffman Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues in Longmont.
Boulder Community Foundation
The annual Boulder Community Foundation Trends report has been published.
Denver Housing Authority got its largest-ever financing, and plans to spend it on 6,000 affordable units
Published October 27, 2019
Denver and its housing authority recently surpassed its goal of raising $105 million through a bond issuance to be used to boost the city’s affordable housing strategy.