Greensboro Needs 30,000 Homes In The Next Five Years

Originally aired on the “Good on Paper” podcast by The Atlantic

At the Greensboro Housing Coalition (GHC), we believe that every resident deserves a safe, stable place to call home. When that stability is threatened by sudden displacement and systemic failure, our mission to advocate for our community becomes more critical than ever. We are currently working at the forefront of the response to support nearly…

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Here at the Greensboro Housing Coalition (GHC), we work every day with families struggling to find a safe and affordable place to call home. We see the human side of the housing crisis in every phone call and every intake form. Now, a new report, the North Carolina Housing Supply Gap Analysis, puts hard numbers…

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