Housing Collaborative in the News

By now you know, our vision is to provide comprehensive housing services to create a path home for everyone.  How do we do it? We make affordable housing easier to navigate. 

 

By sharing industry updates, information impacting affordable housing and our own stories, we aim to spread knowledge and awareness of current affordable housing news. Catch up on our latest press pieces, mentions and news coverage as our professional housing navigators work to continue our mission.

 

Rebrand

Previously known as Socialserve, newly-rebranded Housing Collaborative strives to continue the same reliable, trusted services for housing placement by professional housing navigators as they always have.

 

  • National Affordable Housing Nonprofit Rebrands to Clarify Mission

WCCB Charlotte, Local Today

  • ‘Housing is foundational to a person’s success’ | Housing Collaborative gives landlords financial incentives

WCNC Charlotte, Carolina Journalism Collaborative

  • Charlotte nonprofit has new name but same affordable housing mission

WSOC-TV, Yahoo News, NewsBreak

 

Features

A glimpse into homelessness in the area and what specific activations Housing Collaborative is doing to address the problem. 

 

  • “No Place to Call Home” Special

WBTV

  • Charlotte woman once homeless moves into apartment after WBTV story

WBTV

 

Call for Housing Providers

The community is losing housing faster than we can build it up, and the demand for housing providers who are willing to accept rental subsidies is greater than ever before. 

 

  • Charlotte agency needs more landlords with rental subsidies

WFAE 90.7, WCNC Charlotte 

 

Local Assistance

Housing Collaborative continuously steps in when local displacement issues arise in the Charlotte community.

 

  • Charlotte’s full coverage of hotel fees for seniors displaced after flooding ending Tuesday

WCNC

  • Displaced seniors hotel stays extended; Charlotte nonprofits address housing needs.

The Charlotte Observer

  • A south Charlotte motel closes, leaving dozens without a home

WFAE 90.7

  • Some ‘Tent City’ residents who found permanent housing could soon be homeless again

WCNC Charlotte

  • City Council suports affordable housing preservation in East Charlotte

City of Charlotte