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.

Summary Report

News

The latest affordable housing news from around the country

Planning Ahead: County Planning, Land Use and Zoning Strategies for Affordable Housing

Published September 24, 2018

The National Association of Counties’ (NACo) Counties Futures Lab report explores the role of counties in planning for development and enacting zoning and land use ordinances that encourage the construction of affordable homes.

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NACo 2018 Achievement Award Winner

Published August 24, 2018

The Boulder County Regional Housing Strategy has received the 2018 Best in Category Award for Human Services from the National Association of Counties as a model for cross-jurisdictional collaboration pursuing a critical common goal around housing affordability.

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Proposed goal: 12 percent of homes affordable to low and middle income families

Published October 26, 2017

Lyons has agreed to increase their previously set 10% affordable housing goal to 12% as recommended in regional housing plan. Currently Lyons has 3.3 % affordable housing inventory and implementing 12% goal would mean adding 114 homes by 2035.

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Local leaders unpack affordable housing crisis

Published September 19, 2017

The grand opening of Nest Communities converted 238 “market-rate affordable” homes to permanently affordable. This article illustrates an important goal mentioned in regional strategic plan ‘Secure Land and Redevelopment Options’.

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Times Call: Boulder County Summit Participants Support Affordable-Housing Target

Published September 9, 2017

Local government officials attending a Boulder County affordable housing summit appeared to generally agree with setting a countywide goal of having at least 12 percent of the countywide housing inventory be affordable by the year 2035.

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Boulder County: Affordable Housing Advocates Publish Draft Plan

Published March 14, 2017

Writer in the article suggests that the Boulder County Regional Housing Partnership is looking to refine goals that are bold but achievable with new financial resources after receiving a feedback from Boulder County Consortium of Cities.

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Boulder County eyes regional housing solution

Published January 2, 2017

This article describes a range of strategies proposed in the Boulder County Regional Affordable Housing Strategic Plan Draft, with various council members addressing their community’s affordable-housing needs.

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