A lack of affordable housing is an issue that is getting a lot of attention across the Chippewa Valley. If you would like to be part of the discussion and possible brainstorming for solutions you are invited to learn more at upcoming public sessions.
People are invited to learn more about one project that provides affordable housing at an event titled “Keys to Unlocking Affordable Housing,” from 5-6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14, in the Riverfront Room of the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, 400 Eau Claire St., Eau Claire.
The event will feature Hope Village, an affordable housing project in Chippewa Falls. Hope Village leaders Mike Cohoon and Tiffany Wogahn will share how the development came to be, details about its growth, and the populations it serves. Cohoon and Wogahn will also discuss how project organizers have been able to build units affordably as well as future plans for Hope Village.
The event is free. Local housing leaders and the general public are encouraged to attend. It is co-sponsored by the JONAH Affordable Housing Task Force and L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library.
The discussion is the first in a three-part series of presentations about affordable housing projects in the Chippewa Valley. Additional series presentations are tentatively scheduled for this summer.
Event organizers hope this event and subsequent presentations offer valuable information about how different affordable housing projects can happen.
“Relationship and collaboration are at the core of our JONAH Affordable Housing Task Force work,” said Susan Wolfgram, task force chair. “In that spirit, we seek to learn from others doing housing justice work.”
Hope Village was founded in January 2016 and has provided tiny homes for people in need of temporary housing along with resources. Hope Village has expanded its plans and is currently working on building 28 affordable housing units.
