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Welcome
They are firefighters and schoolteachers, farmers and carpenters, plumbers and bank tellers and artists. They are our neighbors and friends, our grandparents and grandchildren. They are us. And they can’t afford to live here, where they work every day, where they grew up.A healthy community is home to people of wide–ranging talents, backgrounds and ages. The rich and diverse fabric of our communities is in grave danger of unraveling: the lack of reasonably–priced housing is the reason. Let’s keep our communities healthy. Let’s work together to create housing options for all of us.
Events
2013 Seminar & Workshop Series: Planning for Future Development in Northeastern Dutchess County
"Housing Dutchess- Building a 21st Century Housing Stock"
April 23, 2013
View the presentation by Anne Saylor, Dutchess County Planning and Development.
View the presentaion by Joseph Czajka, Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress.
Visioning, Planning and Zoning for the Future
Tuesday, May 21, 2013, Amenia Town Hall, 7:00 to 9:00 pm
New York State Rural Housing Funding Opportunities
Tuesday, June 18, 2013, Amenia Town Hall, 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Land Use, Housing and Community Development - Pace University Land Use Law Center
Saturday, June 8, 2013, Amenia Town Hall, 9:00 to 1:00 pm
Regional Symposium
A Place For Everyone: Housing Options in Rural CT, MA, NY
Wednesday, September 19: 1:00-4:30pm
Location: The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, MA
2013 HousingUs Annual Meeting
To read about the challenges to creating housing options we can afford, proposed solutions, and success stories discussed at our annual meeting held March 4th, click here »
Low Interest Loans
The Accessory Apartment Revolving Loan Fund can provide low interest loans to income eligible homeowners who would like to build an accessory apartment. More info »
About HousingUs
Learn about the mission, history, and key players involved in HousingUsAccessory Apartments Program
View our guides which will take you step by step through creating and renting an accessory apartmentHousingUs Action Steps
Five ways you can help put the "us" back in housingLocal & Regional Housing Organizations
Find additional resources specific to your communityHousingUs Stories
Read stories about our volunteer firefighters and EMTs, our children and grandparents who are struggling to find housing options they can affordQuotes from Local Leaders
Read what our local leaders have to say about housing challengesHousingUs FAQs, Facts, and Figures
Answers to frequently asked questions about housing needs in our region and how the issue affects our communityPress
Jennifer Dowley and David Rich Discuss the HousingUs Initiative on WAMC's Round Table
The Need for Affordable Housing in Berkshire County
For more information, contact Jocelyn Ayer, of HousingUs, at 413.229.0370 x105 or jayer@housingus.org
The HousingUs public awareness campaign was underwritten by a grant from Sappi Fine Paper North America’s Ideas that Matter program.
