Welcome to the Charlottesville Low-Income Housing Coalition
We are a coalition of residents and community-based organizations standing against displacement
and for increased affordable housing for very low-income people.
Call to Action:
Our goal is to undo the racism caused by land use and housing policy for the last two centuries by ensuring the Charlottesville City Council:
Upzones historically exclusionary neighborhoods near essential resources and incentivizes development of affordable housing,
Incorporates anti-displacement zoning codes to preserve culture and prevent uprooting Black people from city neighborhoods and
Enacts the strongest possible mandatory inclusionary zoning ordinance.
Currently Charlottesville is considering a zoning rewrite that would support some of these objectives but does not go far enough. We need your help to oppose band-aid solutions and to overshadow NIMBY voices (people who say “Not In My Back Yard) who say there is not a housing problem in our community.
You can learn more by checking out the City of Charlottesville’s website on the plan and this excellent op-ed by Carmelita Wood.
BIG NEWS!
CLIHC released two Housing Reports to show the racist effect of current and past housing policies and to share our recommendations. A third report will be released this summer.
