Providence Community Housing

At Providence Community Housing, we do our part to build and maintain strong communities by keeping residents at the heart of our work.

Rising insurance costs have created great hardship for many including Providence. With your support, we can keep rents affordable for the 2,000+ low- to moderate-income residents who live in our communities, and ensure that our projects remain financially strong. Make your GiveNOLA gift today at https://www.givenola.org/providence-community-housing.

Thank you for supporting Providence Community Housing!

Today is GiveNOLA Day!

Providence's Resident Services efforts connect residents to local programs, resources, and services that can help them address some of life's challenges. With your support, we create stable housing where families, seniors, and individuals can thrive and live their best lives.

Please consider a donation on GiveNOLA Day to Providence Community Housing https://www.givenola.org/providence-community-housing

TOMORROW is GiveNOLA Day!

This year, Providence expects to begin construction on 51 units of new affordable multifamily units. Your GiveNOLA Day gift to Providence Community Housing ensures that we can continue to do this work and the work we do in communities every day -- producing and preserving affordable housing opportunities for families and seniors who need a place they can truly call HOME.

https://www.givenola.org/providence-community-housing

The rising cost of insurance has created great hardship for many. At Providence Community Housing, we too have experienced skyrocketing insurance and personnel costs. For affordable housing communities, raising residents’ rents to cover these significantly higher costs is simply not an option.

How does Providence handle the crippling increased cost of insurance without raising rents for seniors and families? We have tapped into reserves – dollars normally set aside emergencies and capital repairs to properties to ensure our projects stay financially strong.

This , we need your help. Your gift to Providence Community Housing supports our mission to produce and preserve affordable homes for low-income seniors, individuals, and families and help us ensure our properties are financially strong.

Please consider a Giving Tuesday gift to Providence Community. Housing, today at https://providencecommunityhousing.org/donate/

Today is , a global day of giving to support nonprofit organizations like Providence Community Housing who are transforming lives and communities.

In 2023, the rising cost of insurance has created great hardship for many. At Providence Community Housing, we too have experienced skyrocketing insurance and personnel costs. For affordable housing communities, raising residents’ rents to cover these significantly higher costs is simply not an option.

So how does Providence Community Housing handle the crippling increased cost of insurance without raising rents for seniors and families? Providence must tap into its reserves – dollars normally reserved for emergencies and capital repairs to properties to ensure our projects stay financially strong.

This Giving Tuesday, we need your help. Your gift to Providence Community Housing supports our mission to produce and preserve affordable homes for low-income seniors, individuals, and families.

We are grateful for your partnership on Giving Tuesday and all year long. Please consider a Giving Tuesday gift to Providence Community Housing, today at https://bit.ly/49ZVFVV.

Soaring insurance affects affordable housing Skyrocketing insurance is now affecting the inventory of affordable housing units

https://www.nola.com/news/business/affordable-housing-crisis-could-worsen-as-federal-subsidies-expire/article_536d4ea0-1f73-11ee-99fd-db6748eb4d96.html -source=dontmiss-1

Providence continues to work to produce and preserve affordable housing throughout the Greater New Orleans area. It is vital to the health and welfare of our community. We need to make sure our public officials make resources available to help address this crisis.

Affordable housing crisis could worsen as federal subsidies expire As the nation grapples with a growing shortage of affordable housing, the first wave of federal tax credits that, over the past three decades, has subsidized the construction of thousands

NeighborWorks network organizations share a deep commitment to creating opportunities for success, for people to live in affordable homes, improve their lives, and strengthen their communities. We also share a commitment to working with residents, empowering them to live their best lives, and strengthen their communities. Our partnerships are an added benefit to help ensure we’re able to provide our residents with the information and resources they need to live out their best lives.

NeighborWorks is an essential partner of Providence. We celebrate that partnership during the first week of June each year to call attention to the great work that NeighborWorks America does with its 250 member organizations nationwide.

We’re focusing on our strong partnerships as part of our ‘Empowering Communities for Success’ theme this year.

Community partnerships are essential to our work and allow us to provide residents with resources and services they need to stay informed and aware during hurricane season.

Big win for affordable housing today!!

New Orleans affordable housing development fund aims to close widening financing gaps

Providence Community Housing COO and Director of Real Estate Development, Ryan Herringshaw, recently attended the Louisiana Association of Affordable Housing Providers conference in New Orleans as a member of the LAAHP Board of Directors. Ryan has been a board member for just over two years, strengthening and promoting the affordable housing industry across Louisiana.

2023 LAAHP Board of Directors

When we say partnerships matter, we mean it. Terri recently joined several NeighborWorks America peers on a panel at the NeighborWorks Real Estate Convening. They spoke about the importance of partnerships.

“Moving the Work Forward Through Partnership”
Strong and mutually beneficial partnerships are cornerstones in much of the successful development work that is executed across the network. When entering partnerships, it is critical to ensure an aligned vision and desired outcomes. The session highlighted the experiences and learnings of several network organizations that have built successful partnerships, including faith-based, nonprofit, and for-profit. Panelists included Greta Harris Better Housing Coalition, Don Gilmore Community Housing Development Corporation - CHDC, Capri Roth EBALDC, and our very own Terri North, Providence Community Housing.

Today is GiveNOLA Day across our region.

Providence Community Housing's work in the Greater New Orleans area exemplifies the spirit of GiveNOLA Day. By producing and preserving affordable housing opportunities, and helping residents feel supported and empowered, Providence develops communities people can truly call home.

*** GiveNOLA Day funds support Providence's resident services efforts which are directly focused on providing quality programs and helping our residents access resources and services to help them live their best lives. Please consider a donation to PCH as part of GiveNOLA Day: https://www.givenola.org/providence-community-housing

It was a busy week last week for our leadership on Capitol Hill. This week it's back to doing the boots-on-the-ground work for residents of the Greater New Orleans area.

Yesterday was a busy day for our dedicated leader. As part of the National NeighborWorks Association, Terri joined forces in DC with our friend and neighbor from Baton Rouge, Kismet Gray - leader of Mid City Redevelopment, to advocate on Capitol Hill for affordable housing initiatives for Louisianians.

Terri was the guest speaker today at New Orleans CREW's monthly membership program. It was an engaging session on Affordable Housing and Providence's work in the GNO area.

Giving Tuesday is a day to support the many nonprofit organizations working tirelessly to provide needed services and resources to strengthen their communities.

Providence Community Housing continues to provide a place to call home for residents in the Greater New Orleans area. Providence centers residents at the heart of our work. In addition to our affordable rental communities, resident services efforts help individuals and families address the challenges they may face, providing housing stability and a place for people to live full lives.

To make a secure donation through PayPal, visit Providence Community Housing's donation page: https://providencecommunityhousing.org/donate/

THANK YOU for considering Providence Community Housing in your contributions!

Wonderful to see Providence CEO, Terri North, and one of our founding board members and long-time advisory board members, Emelda Paul, honored at Enterprise Community Partners 40th Anniversary conference. Congrats to all honorees - some of the greatest minds in affordable housing connecting on real-world strategies for tackling today’s most pressing housing issues.

Congrats to our friend and partner, Priscilla Almodovar, on this amazing opportunity. We look forward to all that is to come in your new role and wish you the best. We are also grateful for the continued commitment of Enterprise Community Partners as a national leader, advancing innovative and transformational ways to address affordable housing and opportunity in communities throughout the country.

We’re excited to share that our President and CEO Priscilla Almodovar has been tapped to lead Fannie Mae, pursuing the dream of a nation that values the dignity of an affordable home for everyone. Priscilla’s impactful tenure with Enterprise Community Partners will come to an end in November, and two of members of our powerhouse leadership team, President of Enterprise’s Capital Division Lori Chatman and Chief Operating Officer Drew Warshaw, will serve as interim co-CEOs as a nationwide search for a new CEO begins. With decades of shared experience advancing the Enterprise mission and accelerating community impact, Lori and Drew will continue the incredible momentum underway at Enterprise as we advance our ambitious strategic plan.

Read our official announcement and more about Lori and Drew on our website: https://bit.ly/3SLYPTt

We are very proud of our leader and CEO, Terri North, for being recognized as part of Enterprise Community Partners' The Impactful 40. Learn more about Terri and other outstanding individuals Enterprise is honoring for their contributions to affordable housing, in celebration of Enterprise's 40th anniversary.

Terri North: https://www.enterprisecommunity.org/40/terri-north
The Impactful 40: www.enterprisecommunity.org/40/stories-and-honorees

New routes coming to RTA bus lines September 25.

New Orleans Regional Transit Authority - New Bus Routes RTA is updating our bus network, which will result in new bus routes to better serve RTA riders. The new bus routes will go live starting September 25, 2022. The new bus routes were developed through a two-year planning process that sought to reorganize bus routes and frequencies to improve access a...

According to the article, "Anyone who has never owned a home or who has not owned a home in the past three years can qualify for the assistance."

Jefferson Parish has new program for first-time homebuyers The 2022 First-Time Homebuyer Assistance Program will give up to $50,000 in assistance for those eligible in Jefferson Parish.

Great read from Shelterforce on the state of nonprofit housing and community organizations.

A New ‘Normal’: Nonprofits and the Next Phase of COVID Two years after the pandemic began, community development organizations reflect on what’s changed and how they’re moving forward. Some are still in crisis mode; others are refocusing their work.

During NeighborWorks Week (June 4-11), Providence Community Housing and over 250 other NeighborWorks network organizations across the country celebrate the successes of communities and how NeighborWorks America and residents work together to empower people to enhance their lives. Throughout the year, NeighborWorks network organizations empower people to take steps to achieve their goals, such as make their community safer, find and maintain secure housing, and ensure financial stability, which leads to thriving, healthier communities. In fiscal year 2021, the NeighborWorks network provided 470,704 housing and counseling services; created 22,001 new homeowners; and constructed, acquired and preserved 13,749 rental homes.

NeighborWorks America strengthens communities through funding, technical assistance, peer learning, knowledge sharing, and training workshops for over 250 nonprofit organizations nationwide. Providence manages a portfolio of 1,235 affordable rental apartments in eight communities. As a mission-driven organization, Providence provides additional support through community partnerships, outreach, and supportive resources, giving over 2,000 individuals, seniors, and families a place to call home.