Senators and Representatives reintroduce the bipartisan Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act, legislation that would strengthen and expand the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (Housing Credit) program. The Housing Credit is responsible for nearly all of the affordable housing built or preserved across the country, and so the need for this legislation is more important than ever.
In September, Enterprise launched an after-school program at Sojourner Truth Neighborhood Center for student residents of Faubourg Lafitte and the surrounding community.
Highlights of an engaging roundtable on innovative approaches to resident services during Enterprise's 40th Anniversary National Conference in Washington, D.C.
The Rural Housing Preservation Academy has wrapped up its fourth academy cohort, which was focused on the Southeast, including Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. The academy, made possible by Fannie Mae and Truist, offers a series of a no-cost, online training and best practices exchanges to help rural housing providers and nonprofits acquire and preserve a range of subsidized affordable housing.
The House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth recently released "Bridging the Divide: Building an Economy that Works for All,” a report that devotes a section to the importance of affordable housing in addressing the country’s prosperity gap. The report quotes Enterprise Solutions President Jacqueline Waggoner from her March 1 testimony before the Select Committee.