public housing

A photo of Aspire's headquarter on Cleveland Avenue in Winston-Salem

Housing

Winston-Salem's public housing program celebrates rebrand as residents rally for better living conditions

4:14pm June 10, 2025

The organization — now called Aspire — celebrated what it hopes to be a new chapter, but just a short distance away, advocates held a rally calling for improvements in public housing.

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A photo of Executive Director Kevin Cheshires at a housing authority meeting

Housing

Housing Authority of Winston-Salem leader to step down in June

4:27pm May 28, 2025

by DJ Simmons

The announcement comes as the organization is planning its own rebrand to distance itself from negative stigmas.

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A National Public Housing Museum opens

5:00am April 10, 2025

The National Public Housing Museum is now open in Chicago. Installations, exhibits and stories about public housing's successes as well as its challenges are on display.

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A photo of Crystal Towers Resident Council President Mike Douglas speaking at a press conference

Housing

Public housing residents call for better representation in Winston-Salem

3:48pm October 28, 2024

by DJ Simmons

Residents and advocates want someone who currently lives in public housing to fill the vacant seats on the housing authority's board of commissioners.

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One possible housing crisis solution? A new kind of public housing for all income levels

5:00am October 07, 2024

Maryland's Montgomery County is building mixed-income apartments in which people who can afford to pay market rate allow other renters to pay less. Cities and states nationwide are taking up the idea.

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A photo showing the location of Cleveland Avenue Homes on a map

Housing

Winston-Salem housing initiative faces delay as funding gap continues

2:02pm July 02, 2024

by DJ Simmons

The development was sparked in part by a $30 million federal grant but has continued to face a multimillion-dollar funding gap.

A photo of a map showing the location of Cleveland Avenue Homes.

Housing

As first phase of Winston-Salem affordable housing project nears completion, funding gap for next step remains

3:04pm February 13, 2024

by DJ Simmons

A project involving more than 400 new affordable housing units in Winston-Salem is facing a multimillion-dollar funding gap for one of its phases.

Winston-Salem housing initiative faces projected multimillion-dollar funding gap

2:34pm August 10, 2023

by DJ Simmons

The next phase of a project to increase affordable housing in Winston-Salem is facing a projected multimillion-dollar funding gap.

People shop for air conditioners during a heat wave last week in New York City. Many people who live in public housing can't afford such units or the utility bills that come with them — and there's no federal requirement for air conditioning.

Withering heat is more common, but getting AC is still a struggle in public housing

5:01am August 01, 2023

by Jennifer Ludden

Many people in public housing are especially vulnerable to extreme heat, and there's no federal requirement for air conditioning. That leaves some tenants struggling to pay for it on their own.

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Map of Winston-Salem showing the location of Cleveland Avenue Homes

Public housing complex set for redevelopment hits historic holdup

3:39pm March 03, 2023

by Eddie Garcia

A Winston-Salem public housing complex may soon be redeveloped, but a historic property designation could alter plans.