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Housing Call: May 13, 2025

Call(s) to Action:  

If you or a delegation from your COC is attending this week’s Bringing It Home conference, we encourage you to schedule a meeting with your state senators while you’re in Raleigh to educate your senator and/or their staff about the effectiveness of your work at ending–not just hiding–homelessness as the state-sanctioned encampment bill would do.

  

Organizational Updates & Reminders 

 

Federal Updates

 

State & Local Updates 

NCGA

Crossover

375 of the 1779 bills introduced this session made the crossover list last week. We’re continuing to keep our eye on a number of these bills, including the Cicero Institute anti-camping bill (HB 781), which passed the House last Wednesday. Take a look at the major bills that made the deadline and are still under consideration this session here.

HB 781 – Unauthorized Public Camping & Sleeping

This is a bill that sets out to ban public camping, and effectively criminalize homeless encampments. This legislation is inspired by the Cicero Institute and aligns with their efforts nationwide to criminalize homelessness through sweeping state legislation that would further perpetuate the issue rather than solve the root cause of the problem. Additionally it removes local autonomy on the matter and places unfunded mandates on the implementation of this type of rule.

We are joining our friends at the NCCEH – the North Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness in a call to action. If you or a delegation from your COC is attending this week’s Bringing It Home conference, we encourage you to schedule a meeting with your state senators while you’re in Raleigh to educate your senator and/or their staff about the effectiveness of your work at ending–not just hiding–homelessness as the state-sanctioned encampment bill would do.Urge them to invest in resources and programs that address the root cause of homelessness rather than establish additional legal barriers and challenges that would make it harder for those experiencing homelessness to find and sustain housing.

For a full list of talking points, click here. 

NCGA Appropriations Process Resumes in the House

Now that the crossover deadline has passed, House members are shifting their focus to the budget for the next biennium, which begins July 1. The House proposed budget is expected to be significantly different from the Senate’s proposed budget.

 

Disaster Recovery  

  • NC Disaster Case Management | NC DPS
  • Yesterday, the Governor’s Advisory Committee on WNC Recovery met in Boone to provide updates on their progress. Once HUD certifies the state’s financial controls for the CDBG-DR program, the State can sign the grant agreement and begin committing the $1.4B in Federal recovery dollars. The state’s CDBG-DR action plan largely focuses on addressing long-term housing needs in the region through: 1) the development of new affordable multifamily units; 2) homeownership opportunities for low and middle income families; and 3) repair and rehabilitation of owner-occupied housing, private roads, and bridges.
  • Insurance Assistance Session: The NC Department of Insurance is hosting a free Insurance Assistance Drop-In Session on Wednesday, May 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce in the HomeTrust Room (36 Montford Ave – 1st floor). NCDOI Regional Directors Ken Green and Kirby Rhash will be on hand to help businesses and individuals navigate insurance challenges. 

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Reports, Resources, and Events

Resources & Research

Webinars 

  • Is Manufactured Housing the Answer to Affordability Challenges in Your Community? | National Community Reinvestment Coalition, Tuesday, May 13 2-3:30 p.m. Register here.
  • Making Connections Webinar Series | NC Budget & Tax Center, Wednesday, May 14, 7 pm – 8:30 pm. Register here.
    • Join this webinar to dive into the state budget proposals currently on the table, explore how federal decisions shape our state funding and everyday lives, and get tools to activate your networks
  • State Public Policy Developments Affecting Nonprofits | NC Center for Nonprofits, Friday, May 16 1-2:30 p.m. Register here.
  • Just Economy Conversations: Open Banking 2.0: Leveraging Data to Empower Underserved Populations | National Community Reinvestment Coalition, Tuesday, May 20 2-3:30 p.m. Register here.
  • Data Talks: Understanding Short-Term Rentals | Housing Solutions Lab, Thursday, May 29 12 p.m. Register here.

Upcoming Conferences & Events

  • Bringing it Home Conference May 15-16, 2025, The McKimmon Center in Raleigh. Registration closed.
  • APA-NC: Charlotte Area Planners Meetup | Thursday, May 15, 2025 at Free Range Brewing (2320 N Davidson St., Charlotte, NC 28205), 6 p.m.
  • NCCDA/PHRANC Spring Conference 2025 May 21-23, 2025 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Charlotte Concord Golf Resort & Spa. Registration information here.
  • CAHEC Conference June 3-4, 2025 at the Raleigh Convention Center. Registration is free; Registration closes May 19.
  • National Conference on Ending Homelessness June 30 – July 2, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Register here.
  • The Bipartisan Policy Center’s 2025 Terwilliger Center Summit on Housing Supply Solutions June 18, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Register here.

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