NC: Housing/Homelessness
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Rural North Carolina town gets pathway to homeownership
Residents in a rural North Carolina town grappling with economic challenges are getting a pathway to homeownership. In Enfield, the average annual …
NC Nonprofit Receives Grant to Fight Homelessness
In North Carolina, five nonprofit groups are receiving a much-needed financial boost to help them with projects aimed at enhancing people's financial …
Report Highlights NC Needs for More & Better Child Care
Families in North Carolina are in critical need of more and better child care options, according to the latest Kids Count Data Book, released today …
Report Highlights Need for Extended Transition Services for Older Youths
Teenagers and young adults in the foster care system in North Carolina and throughout the nation are not receiving sufficient services to successfully…
NC 'Mutual Aid' Groups Face Legal Challenges
By Shane Burley for Yes! Magazine.Broadcast version by Shanteya Hudson for North Carolina News Service reporting for the Yes! Media-Public News …
Soaring Home Prices Push NC Rental Market to Brink
Renters and homebuyers face a dismal landscape these days in finding affordable housing. But community groups and nonprofit landlords in North …
Credit Unions Offer Programs to Help First-Time NC Homebuyers
June is National Homeownership Month - and some North Carolina credit unions and banks say they're working to reduce the racial wealth gap by offering…
Pandemic-Relief Measures Can Help More NC Kids
RALEIGH, N.C. -- New survey data offer a clear picture of how North Carolina kids and families are faring, both before and after the pandemic…
Hurricanes Devastate SC Town, Leaving Mold Behind
Print version by Sammy Fretwell Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan Reporting for The Raleigh News & Observer - North Carolina News Service collabor…
What North Carolinians Need to Know About CDC Eviction Moratorium
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a nationwide moratorium on evictions from now until the end of the …
Durham Housing Evictions Halted in COVID-19 Crisis
DURHAM, N.C. -- The chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court has halted all eviction proceedings for 30 days, as many North Carolina …
Could Changes to Fair Housing Rules Weaken Them?
RALEIGH, N.C. - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is accepting public comments on its proposal to change a rule related to fair …