Homeownership Workshop for Public Housing Residents

On March 25th, Park City Communities hosted a homeownership workshop in partnership with Coastal Fairfield County’s Habitat for Humanity who works to help dismantle the systemic bias that permeates U.S. home buying, home financing and exclusionary zoning practices, which have prevented generations of minority families from accessing the intergenerational wealth-building potential of homeownership. Systemic discrimination has persisted into present policy, from redlining to inequitable access to mortgage credit. Taken together, these practices are barriers to saving for a down payment, getting a loan and affording a home – and they threaten the vitality and prosperity of every community.

46 residents from PCC’s public housing communities, including those from Charles F. Greene Homes Choice Neighborhoods Planning Initiative, participated in a discussion to identify barriers to homeownership, identify opportunities to advocate for policy reform, foster community engagement, and promote affordable housing initiatives that can be achieved through cross-organization, cross-initiative collaboration.