Indianapolis Faith and Housing Summit: Congregational Support for Housing Affordable to Everyone

Register Now for the Faith and Housing Summit

Indiana is experiencing a critical shortage of housing units affordable to community residents. Faith- based organizations can be a key partner in closing this gap, but are often overlooked as resources to expand the quality and quantity of community housing options.

Session Description

This program will feature faith-based developers discussing how to align housing development with mission and the critical collaborations required to successfully complete projects. Congregations new to the housing development space will leave with a deeper understanding of the housing development process, congregations ready to undertake a project will leave with peer advice on how to begin, and congregations with experience will leave with a network of peers to rely upon for future projects.

Session Outline

• Introductions/Welcoming Remarks 
• The Role(s) Faith-Based Organizations Can Play in the Housing Space
• How to Discern What Role Your Congregation Can Play in the Housing Space 
• An Overview of the Affordable Housing Development Process
• Financing for Affordable Housing
• Lunch/Networking
• Panel Discussion: What You Need to Know to Begin
• Small Group Office Hours with Panelists 

Speakers

Marie Beason, Prosperity Indiana

Josh Livingston, Englewood CDC

David Price, Englewood CDC

Tasha Norton, Englewood CDC

Noah Shelton, Living Word Baptist Church

Vince Smith, Building and Impacting Communities, Inc.