LVL With Us Homeport

Career affordable housing consultant Roy Lowenstein joins us for this month's bonus 'sode to lend crucial context to the conversation around zoning reform and the trepidation behind some of its opposition.

Sources:
https://www.dispatch.com/story/lifestyle/2020/12/03/black-columbus-ohio-residents-stories-systemic-racism/3644308001/
https://www.dispatch.com/in-depth/lifestyle/2020/12/03/black-columbus-ohio-homes-impact-highways-east-side/3629685001/

The City has released some proposed changes to Columbus' 70-year-old zoning code, looking to increase density in our urban core, enable construction of taller buildings, and reuse older buildings. The changes have a projected outcome of 88,000 new units of housing, a big step toward addressing our housing shortage and preparing for an unforeseen population increase. With Erin Prosser, Deputy Director of Housing Strategies, we take a closer look at the zoning code and what it could mean for the growth of our region.
Sources:
https://cohhio.org/report-ohios-affordable-housing-gap-shrinks-slightly/
https://columbusunderground.com/two-mile-bike-and-pedestrian-loop-planned-for-downtown-bw1/
https://columbusunderground.com/cota-board-votes-to-advance-linkus-transit-plans-bw1/
https://columbusunderground.com/mayor-says-linkus-transit-vote-planned-for-fall-2024-bw1/
https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/real-estate/2024/03/12/columbus-home-building-fell-to-five-year-low-despite-shortage/72931508007/
https://www.ahaco.org/findinghome
https://cohhio.org/report-ohios-affordable-housing-gap-shrinks-slightly/
Link to Zone-In website: https://zone-in-columbus.hub.arcgis.com/

It's been two months since the Maude Hill Growing Homeownership Fund launched to give Black and other people of color the funding boost they need to purchase their first home. In this bonus episode, Anna Teye-Kasongo, director of CONVERGENCE, is back on LVL With Us with an update on the impact of the fund this far and where it's expected to go from here.

Today, we're with Lydia Daniels and Jillian Kent with the Columbus Financial Empowerment Center and Mark Childs, Homeport Resident Services Program Manager. Together we discuss the financial challenges residents and Central Ohioans at large are facing. And we dive into the free resources out there for folks of all income levels to get guidance in becoming financially fit or assistance with these things that leave folks cost burdened. Whatever your goals are, there’s help to get you there.

Welcome to LVL With Us, the bonus 'sode. We’re back with Michael Corey, CEO of the Human Service Chamber of Franklin County. We're doing a deep dive on the local implications of climate change, how we can expect Central Ohio to grow and change, and what individuals and businesses can do to make their homes and buildings more energy efficient and sustainable.
Sources:
https://www.epa.gov/inflation-reduction-act/inflation-reduction-act-programs-fight-climate-change-reducing-embodied
https://programs.dsireusa.org/system/program/detail/658
https://www.whitehouse.gov/cleanenergy/inflation-reduction-act-guidebook/

From workforce shortages to stagnating government funding to worker burnout, the nonprofit sector has its share of challenges meeting the increasing demand for services in the last four years. Individuals and families are trying to navigate the continuously rising cost of living and the aftermath of the pandemic, and nonprofits are doing what they can with what they have to lend support.
We sat down with Michael Corey, CEO of the Human Service Chamber, and Jill Guinan, Resident Services Program Manager for Homeport. Together, they provide the full scope of the issue, from the individuals in need of help, to the systems in place governing the movement of resources and funding.