Charlotte Journalism Collaborative

When your family turns on you, where do you go?

October 1, 2019

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, QNotes

BY DAVID AARON MOORE OCTOBER 1, 2019 Tom came around often and never gave up on me. He absolutely refused to believe that my parents didn’t care about me or want me in their home. “If you want to drive out and meet my parents, we can do it,” I…

Finding Home: When Eviction Looms, Landlords Have Lawyers. Now More Tenants Do, Too.

October 1, 2019

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative

By Mary Newsom WFAE 90.7 October 1, 2019 It’s a Friday morning in late August, and Nikeia Diaz waits with others outside courtroom 2350 at the Mecklenburg County Courthouse. What happens in court today will determine whether she and her 4-year-old lose their apartment in northeast Charlotte. This is Eviction…

Housing Authority to give struggling families more time to use vouchers

September 24, 2019

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, WCNC-TV

Author: Nathan Morabito Published: 7:38 PM EDT September 17, 2019 Updated: 7:38 PM EDT September 17, 2019 The Charlotte Housing Authority unanimously approved a major change that would give families with federal housing vouchers more time to use the rental assistance before the vouchers expire Tuesday night. Prior to the…

YIMBYs Say Yes To Urban Density And Affordable Housing

September 17, 2019

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative

By David Boraks WFAE 90.7 September 16, 2019 A frequent obstacle to developing affordable housing is NIMBY, which stands for “not in my backyard.” Neighbors bombard elected officials with concerns about traffic, crime and demand on city services as they try to halt new developments. Often, they succeed in blocking…

I Can’t Afford to Live Here.

September 17, 2019

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative

I Can’t Afford to Live Here | An in-depth look at Charlotte’s affordable housing crisis

September 17, 2019

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, WCNC-TV

Author: WCNC Staff Published: 10:01 PM EDT September 14, 2019 Updated: 10:35 PM EDT September 14, 2019 I can’t afford to live here | An in-depth look at Charlotte’s affordable housing crisis Charlotte’s affordable housing crisis didn’t happen overnight. In fact, Charlotte has a history of broken promises and…

They were evicted and had to take their homes with them. But they also won something in return.

September 9, 2019

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, La Noticia

By Cristina Bolling La Noticia September 9, 2019 The three-bedroom home in the Oakhaven mobile home park in Matthews was exactly what Rosa Sanchez needed in the summer of 2017: a safe, affordable community with nice neighbors and good schools. Here, she and her three daughters could rebuild a life…

‘I just want more for them’: New program aims to boost families’ economic mobility

September 9, 2019

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, The Charlotte Observer

By Lauren Lindstrom The Charlotte Observer Shaquana Shaw knew immediately when she found it: the spacious house on a tree-lined street with a fenced-in backyard and nearby good schools was exactly what she wanted. Shaw and her two young children were among the first families to use a new enhanced…

Housing Voucher Proposed Extension

September 9, 2019

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, WCNC-TV

Author: Nathan Morabito Published: 2:46 PM EDT August 30, 2019 Updated: 8:32 PM EDT August 30, 2019 Three months after an NBC Charlotte investigation exposed a major flaw in a federal housing program and suggested solutions, the Charlotte Housing Authority is now considering one of those solutions. In just weeks,…

Historic Urban Housing Once Affordable for City’s Gays is No Longer

July 30, 2019

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, QNotes

BY DAVID AARON MOORE MAY 31, 2019 Charlotte native Bill Little rented this shotgun apartment (upper right) on Tremont Avenue in Dilworth in the 1980s. (Photo Credit: David Aaron Moore) There have been times when I’ve had friends visit and they invariably ask, “Where’s Charlotte’s gay neighborhood?” These days, that…