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- Solving the Housing Crisis- a regional summit on equity solutions (Pitkin/Eagle)
The inaugural regional affordable housing summit: Solving the Housing Crisis: A Regional Summit on Equitable Solutions will be held on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, in Aspen, Colorado at Aspen Meadows Resort. The event aims to define and address the pressing housing crisis currently facing communities of the Roaring Fork and Colorado River Valleys. Habitat for Humanity Roaring Fork Valley is convening citizens, businesses, local government, and community non-profits along with the philanthropic community. The summit’s goal is to engage participants in identifying immediate and scalable solutions to the pressing issue of stable, affordable housing for our workforce and communities. Habitat for Humanity is inviting the broader community to engage in this timely conversation.
The summit will feature morning sessions with experts who will define the impacts of the current housing crisis, followed by afternoon panel discussions with local and state leaders, and philanthropists who are actively working to address this issue. Habitat for Humanity Roaring Fork Valley has invited a national leader in public-private partnerships who will showcase the affordable home communities they are building. Habitat for Humanity Roaring Fork Valley will present our scalable net-zero communities and introduce homeowners and other residents to share their personal housing journeys. The summit will be moderated by Gail Schwartz, Habitat President, and other notable local housing leaders.
The March 22 Summit is free and open to the community, and lunch will be provided. Seating is limited, registration is required. We are grateful for our sponsors and community underwriters in support of this summit.
The summit is intended to be a call to action for the philanthropic and broader community to engage and support immediate and scalable solutions to address the housing crisis.
The summit will feature morning sessions with experts who will define the impacts of the current housing crisis, followed by afternoon panel discussions with local and state leaders, and philanthropists who are actively working to address this issue. Habitat for Humanity Roaring Fork Valley has invited a national leader in public-private partnerships who will showcase the affordable home communities they are building. Habitat for Humanity Roaring Fork Valley will present our scalable net-zero communities and introduce homeowners and other residents to share their personal housing journeys. The summit will be moderated by Gail Schwartz, Habitat President, and other notable local housing leaders.
The March 22 Summit is free and open to the community, and lunch will be provided. Seating is limited, registration is required. We are grateful for our sponsors and community underwriters in support of this summit.
The summit is intended to be a call to action for the philanthropic and broader community to engage and support immediate and scalable solutions to address the housing crisis.
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Tickets - Regional Housing Summit (Pitkin/Eagle)
Free tickets to reserve your seats at the summit. Seats are limited. No credit card information required. Doors will open at 8:00am.
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- Address:
- Aspen Meadows- Doerr Hosier Center
- 845 Meadows Road
- Aspen, CO 81611
- USA
- Time:
- Mar 22, 2023 9:00am - 5:00pm MT
In Support of Habitat for Humanity of the Roaring Fork Valley
Habitat for Humanity of the Roaring Fork Valley partners with local families who otherwise would not be able to afford a home of their own, through conventional means. We build homes in partnership with local families in need of a hand-up, not a hand-out. The wide gap between our high resort area cost of living (especially for housing) and the actual rural community wages makes it difficult to retain teachers, and essential personnel within our area- all who hold jobs that are key to the well being of our children and community, but cannot afford to live close to where they work.
Our local Habitat has been building homes with lower income families for almost 20 years, but we have become increasingly aware of the acute need for housing for the middle income workers who provide vital services to our community. This is what brought about an extraordinary collaboration with the Roaring Fork School District, Pitkin County, and the Town of Basalt to build the Basalt Vista Housing Partnership- located behind Basalt High School- which provided 27 affordable homes. Our current development is Wapiti Commons located in South Rifle. We have started construction on 20 affordable homes consisting of ten 3-bedroom townhomes and two 3-bedroom condos for families, and eight 1-bedroom condos for older adults or small families. Our next development will be homes in Glenwood Springs so please watch for details on our website.
Habitat for Humanity is a movement of people who build more than houses. By bringing homeowners together with volunteers, donors, community leaders, foundations, and other supporters we are building stable families, safe neighborhoods, and caring communities.