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Affordable Housing

Mecklenburg County

Heal Charlotte alone has helped over 100 families find a permanent home.

Heal Charlotte to use millions in grant money to house people experiencing homelessness

Updated: Sep. 14, 2023 at 6:50 AM EDT
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By Lowell Rose
The nonprofit is using the grant money to lease an inn just off Sugar Creek Road.

Affordable Housing

Mecklenburg County is partnering with a nonprofit to keep rent low in Charlotte's Hoskins...

Mecklenburg County, nonprofit partner to purchase homes, keep rent affordable

Updated: Sep. 5, 2023 at 5:28 AM EDT
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By Faith Alford
The county gave West Side Community Land Trust $6 million to buy 32 houses in Charlotte.

Mecklenburg County

Brookhill Village in Charlotte

Lease holders of Brookhill Village looks to County Commissioners for funding

Updated: Jul. 6, 2023 at 7:40 PM EDT
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By Lowell Rose
People living here tell me they finally feel optimistic -- they’re just hopeful nothing falls through and it remains affordable.

Affordable Housing

The facility will welcome more than two dozen new residents, mostly 55 years old and up, on...

Dozens move into supportive housing as Meck. County works to aid aging homeless population

Updated: Jun. 28, 2023 at 6:27 AM EDT
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By Faith Alford
The county purchased a motel last year and has turned it into a supportive housing complex.

Affordable Housing

RTDNA Announces 2023 Region 8 Edward R. Murrow Award Winners

WBTV wins Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for News Documentary

Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 5:17 PM EDT
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By WBTV Web Staff
RTDNA has been honoring outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971.

News

Mecklenburg County dealing with growing homeless population

Report shows number of people dealing with homelessness continues to rise in Meck. County

Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 9:20 PM EST
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By Lowell Rose
Currently, more than 3,200 people are estimated to be homeless in Mecklenburg County.

News

Tenants and housing advocates demonstrate at corporate housing office in Charlotte

‘No accountability from the landlord’: Corporate housing tenants protest living conditions and high rent

Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 9:38 PM EST
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By Lowell Rose
Tenants are making it clear they’re not happy. “No accountability from the landlords...that ain’t right!” chanted demonstrators.

News

Homeless man in Fort Mill struggle to find affordable housing

‘I just want some help:’ The struggle to find affordable housing in the Charlotte region

Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 9:53 PM EST
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By Lowell Rose
WBTV’s Lowell Rose spent the day with Shawn Ragin about his day-by-day, hoping to find a solution to a situation he thought would be temporary.

News

City leaders addressing affordable housing

City Council summit focuses on housing in Charlotte

Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 10:12 PM EST
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By Lowell Rose
Leaders in Charlotte are keeping housing top of mind as the city continues to grow and people currently living here deal with the rising cost of housing.

News

Affordable housing residents left in limbo

Some Davidson affordable housing residents uneasy about the future

Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 11:08 PM EST
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By Lowell Rose
Some families in Davidson are afraid they won’t be able to afford to keep a roof over their heads soon because the affordable housing community in the heart of the pricey town is up for sale.
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