Triad Housing Hangout: Community Conversations on Regional Housing Needs

NEW TIME, NEW PLACE!

Join us for the next Triad Housing Hangout on Wednesday, February 25 (1:00–2:00 PM) at the Forsyth County Central Library, featuring a panel of North Carolina Community Land Trust Coalition members.

A Community Land Trust (CLT) is a nonprofit that holds land in trust for the local community and keeps it permanently affordable, typically by separating land ownership from building ownership, providing residents long-term (often renewable 99-year) ground leases, and using resale formulas that preserve affordability for the next buyer while allowing limited equity gains.

CLTs are usually membership-based with resident and community governance and can support not only affordable homeownership but also rentals, co-ops, community facilities, and other neighborhood assets to prevent displacement and gentrification.

We’ll hear from community land trusts across North Carolina as they share practical, experience-based lessons on governance and resident accountability, acquisition strategies, funding and capitalization, stewardship models, and key startup challenges and “wish we’d known” insights.

The session will include a moderated discussion followed by audience Q&A, offering participants a valuable chance to hear directly from experienced CLT managers.

What to Expect:

• Networking: Connect with a cross-sector mix of planners, developers, service providers, landlords, developers, and advocates.
• Discussion: Participate in an open dialogue about how Triad communities can learn from other communities.
• Regional Focus: Open to anyone working in or interested in housing from Guilford, Forsyth, Alamance, Davidson, Davie, Stokes, Randolph, Rockingham, and beyond.

Coffee, water, and light refreshments provided.

Let’s build knowledge, relationships, and new partnerships to address our region’s housing needs together.

The Triad Housing Hangout is a practical and solutions-oriented monthly gathering that brings together housing professionals, advocates, developers, local officials, and community partners from across the Piedmont Triad to stay connected, share what’s working, and learn from one another. The series was relaunched to create an ongoing “community conversation” space where local and regional leaders can surface timely housing challenges, highlight promising initiatives, and translate information into action.

Each Hangout features a short, focused presentation or panel often spotlighting a local initiative, policy update, or program opportunity, followed by open discussion and networking. Recent topics have included: Greensboro’s “Road to 10,000” initiative to add new housing units and streamline permitting; emerging developer training and pipeline-building through the Developer Capacity Building Program; and regional programs that support weatherization, repair, rental assistance, and other housing resources across the Triad.

At a glance:

• When: Monthly on the last Wednesday of the month, 1:00–2:00 PM
• Where: Forsyth County Central Library - 660 W 5th St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
• Format: featured panel or presentation, facilitated conversation, networking
• Who should attend: Anyone working on (or impacted by) housing including local government, nonprofit and philanthropic partners, developers/builders, lenders, realtors, service providers, advocates, and residents

The goal is simple: make it easier for the Triad’s housing ecosystem to coordinate, by sharing information quickly, lifting up promising practices, and strengthening the relationships that move housing solutions forward.

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