Affordable housing builder Enterprise Community Development is aiming to give more minority developers an ownership stake in neighborhood real estate projects through a joint venture program announced Tuesday.
Enterprise seeks to create a more inclusive industry with magnified impact led and informed by BIPOC, community- and faith-based development organizations through innovative joint venture program that offers mentorship, partnership and an initial $5M in equity
More than 300 years of exploitive and racist housing policies fostered many of the socio-economic inequities currently borne by Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC).
Our Policy team had big wins at Georgia’s legislative session with our fight against criminalizing encampments of persons experiencing homelessness, childhood lead exposure, and more.
The push for decarbonization and electrification must center equity to prevent major cost burdens for people living in affordable homes, says Enterprise VP of National Initiatives Krista Egger: “Equitable electrification and decarbonization is not inevitable unless we act proactively.”