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Video: Thom Nees, Common Ground
The existing housing crisis is pricing people out of our communities. Hear what Thom Nees of Common Ground Community Housing Trust has to say about how our community can come together to be part of a solution
Video: Alicia McRae, Housing Authority of Chelan County & City of Wenatchee
Alicia McRae, Housing Authority of Chelan County & City of Wenatchee, talks about how the housing crisis affects everyone, especially seniors, living in our community.
Article: “The impact of housing affordability on families”
An affordable, quality home is critical to a family’s well-being — physically, mentally, economically, developmentally.
Article: “Advocates seek housing solutions for displaced residents”
From an encampment near the George Sellar Bridge to RV parks for the unhoused on the north and south ends of Wenatchee, the issue of homelessness has been a topic of contention the past three years.
Article: “Leavenworth zeroes in on multiple affordable housing initiatives”
Thom Nees, executive director of the Common Ground Community Housing Trust, has a plan to address the ongoing problem of the lack of affordable housing in Chelan and Douglas counties.
Recent Legislation: HB 1220
Based on a medium projected population growth, Chelan and Douglas counties need 17,000 new homes over the next 20 years, with about 50 percent of those homes for people making less than the area’s median income.
Article: “From the ground up: Common Ground Community Housing Trust creates affordable housing in Wenatchee area”
Thom Nees, executive director of the Common Ground Community Housing Trust, has a plan to address the ongoing problem of the lack of affordable housing in Chelan and Douglas counties.
Article: “The Old New Way to Provide Cheap Housing”
Homelessness is an American tragedy, but it’s not hopeless. In a recent column, we explored how Houston has become a national model by reducing homelessness by more than 60 percent.
