1:00pm Jun 29, 2019
Economy
Economy
On The Margins
This is On The Margins, a one-hour documentary exploring housing struggles in the Triad.
affordable housing
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Justin Sullivan / Getty Images 3:06pm Jun 18, 2019National NationalGoogle Will Devote $1 Billion To Try To Tame Housing Costs In SF Bay Area
Over the next 10 years, Google hopes to help bring 20,000 new homes to the local market. Part of the plan calls for rezoning company-owned land so that it can be used for residential housing. -
3:23pm Jun 17, 2019Economy Economy Human Interest NewsProspective Buyer Revealed For Winston-Salem Public Housing Building
A potential buyer for Crystal Towers — a public housing building in downtown Winston-Salem that provides housing to the elderly and people with disabilities — has been revealed.
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3:24pm Jun 12, 2019Economy Economy NewsWinston-Salem Selected For Affordable Housing Solution Project
Winston-Salem is one of three cities awarded grants for a new affordable housing program.
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6:04am May 30, 2019Race Race Economy Human InterestBalancing On The Edge: Affordability And Growth In Ole Asheboro
Today, in our project on the Triad’s housing crisis, WFDD reporter Bethany Chafin takes us to a Greensboro neighborhood for a rare glimpse into a place at risk of losing valuable affordable housing.
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8:59am Apr 24, 2019Health & Safety Health & SafetyCarolina Curious: The Search For Safe, Affordable Housing
Over the past few months, WFDD has received several questions from listeners about housing issues. Despite its continued growth, the Triad has some of the highest eviction rates in the country.
One reason? Lack of affordable housing.
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Bloomberg / Bloomberg via Getty Images 11:13pm Jan 17, 2019National NationalMicrosoft Pledges $500 Million Investment To Tackle Affordable Housing Crisis
Most of the money will help preserve and build new homes for low and middle-income residents. A smaller portion will go toward homeless services and programs to keep people from being evicted. -
8:26pm Dec 10, 2018Unsafe Haven
This is “Unsafe Haven,” a 30-minute documentary produced by WFDD’s David Ford, who reports on what happened in the aftermath of the fire and the questions that remain.
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6:00am Dec 07, 2018Human Interest Human InterestChapter 5: All The Children
On an early morning in May, a kitchen fire swept through a low-income apartment in Greensboro. Inside, a refugee family from the Democratic Republic of the Congo—five young siblings and their father—slept.
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6:00am Dec 06, 2018Health & Safety Health & Safety Politics & GovernmentChapter 4: Really Far, Really Fast
This week, we’ve been reporting on the aftermath of a tragic fire that spread through a low-rent Greensboro apartment earlier this year, killing five young refugee siblings.
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8:09am Aug 28, 2018Economy EconomyLandlord Fair Connects Displaced Renters With Affordable Housing Opportunities
Last weekend, the Greensboro Housing Coalition (GHC) took another step toward finding new, affordable housing for dozens of African refugees facing displacement.
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Alex Brandon / AP 7:40am Jul 12, 2018National NationalWhy Charlotte Is One Of Ben Carson's Models For HUD's Work Requirements
The Charlotte Housing Authority requires that people who get housing subsidies work — and the program is considered a success story. But helping people become self-sufficient remains a challenge.
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