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 urging the Charlottesville City Council to address displacement prevention:
Join us for important upcoming events:
This Wed. 9/16/26 at 6pm at the Jefferson School: Whose City? A Community Panel About Luxury and Affordable Housing. The panel includes CLIHC members and Shamaal Sheppard, co-author of the Georgetown Law School report about how trickle-down housing doesn’t work and upper-income (including luxury student) housing leads to displacement and higher housing costs.
This Thurs. 9/17/26 at 6pm at the Jefferson School: LV Collective community meeting! Developers will share information and listen to concerns about their proposed luxury student housing development on Main Street. The proposed building will overshadow Westhaven, Charlottesville’s largest and most historic public housing neighborhood.
9/23/26 at 6pm also at the Jefferson School: 10th and Page Community Meeting with Chris Henry, Dairy Market developer who is planning a luxury hotel and other upscale developments along Preston Ave. The proposed plans will eliminate a laundromat that is accessible to 10th and Page neighbors.
CLIHC released two Housing Reports to show the racist effect of local policies and to share our recommendations.
