A Housing Conversation with NoCo Housing NOW

NoCo Housing NOW presents:
A Housing Conversation with NoCo Housing NOW

7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Friday, November 8, 2019
Embassy Suites, 4705 Clydesdale Pkwy, Loveland, CO 80538
Registration:  $25

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The community is invited to A Housing Conversation with NoCo Housing NOW on Friday, November 8 from 7:30 a.m. to noon at the Embassy Suites in Loveland.  This conversation will provide insight into a variety of issues that are impacting the attainability of housing while showcasing solutions for change.  Keynote speakers include Elevation Land Trust CEO Stefka Fanchi and Colorado Futures Center Executive Director Phyllis Resnick, PhD.  Both speakers are dynamic and highly influential advocates for change.

Agenda

7:30 a.m.		Continental Breakfast Available
8:00 a.m.		Welcome and Overview of NoCo Housing NOW
8:10 a.m.		Keynote: Affordable Housing as Public Infrastructure Stefka Fanchi, Elevation Land Trust Chief Executive Officer
9:15 a.m.		Water and the Impact on Housing Patrick McMeekin , Hartford Homes VP of Land Development
10:00 a.m.		CDFI Financing – Creative Impact Megan Ferguson, Impact Development Fund Director of Operations
10:45 a.m.		Exploring Colorado’s Housing Affordability Challenges Doubled Up Housing Phyllis Resnick, Executive Director and Lead Economist, Colorado Futures Center, Research in partnership with Shift Research Lab
11:40 a.m.		Legislative Update Elena Wilken, Housing Colorado Executive Director
12:00 p.m.		Adjourn

NoCo Housing NOW is a coalition of the willing serving as Northern Colorado’s leading voice for housing options & relative affordability.  Members of the coalition include:  Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce, the Cities of Greeley and Fort Collins, Larimer and Weld County, the Town of Windsor, Fort Collins Habitat for Humanity, the Northern Colorado Home Builders Association, the NoCo Rental Housing Association, IRES and the Fort Collins Board of Realtors.  Talent 2.0 identified the need to explore the range of affordable housing policies that could be considered to address the housing challenges in the region and spurred the creation of NoCo Housing NOW.  The housing conversation is underwritten by Northern Colorado Prospers.