Welcome, Thea!
I'm so excited to join the Community Home Trust team! Originally from Indiana, I grew up surrounded by the Midwest values of hard work, humility and community. This foundation set me on a path to pursue community-centered vocations. I [...]
Tanyard Branch Trace (Jay Street) News Update
On Friday, August 11, the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency (NCHFA) announced that the Town of Chapel Hill’s proposed Tanyard Branch Trace development was selected to receive a highly competitive 9% Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) award. According to [...]
Homeowner Stories: Meet P.J.
Maybe you think a one-bedroom condominium with just a little under 600 square feet sounds like it would be the perfect fit for a single person. Or maybe, like P.J., your first thought is that it sounds a bit [...]
UPDATE 7/10/23: How a House Becomes a CHT Home
The model homes at Bridgepoint in Chapel Hill are open! Several of our staff members have had a chance to visit them, and if we weren't already excited, boy are we now! When the community is finished, CHT will [...]
UPDATE 5/15/23: How a House Becomes a CHT Home
You may remember a couple months ago when we launched a new blog series about how a house becomes a CHT home. If not, you can read the first post in the series here. (TL;DR: Because of Chapel Hill's [...]
CHT Homeowners Speak Out
This past Wednesday, April 26, three Community Home Trust homeowners took advantage of the opportunity to thank Chapel Hill Town Council for their support of affordable housing during the public comment portion of the Council’s regular meeting. At every [...]
Spring Has Sprung at The Landings!
Spring is here and now so are fresh flowers and herbs at The Landings at Winmore! On this year’s annual survey of residents at Community Home Trust's affordable apartments at The Landings, several residents mentioned that they would like [...]
Latinx Challenges
By Ivelisse Mercado, Community Engagement and Outreach Coordinator I had the privilege of attending Racial Equity Institute (REI) Organizing Against Racism (OAR) Latinx Challenges workshop earlier this year. REI was founded and grew out of Greensboro, NC and has [...]
Coffee and Conversation with Camille and CHT
On Sunday, March 19, Chapel Hill Town Council member and former CHT staff member Camille Berry met with CHT residents to talk about how and why to engage with local government. Over coffee and muffins, residents asked questions and shared [...]
A Story About a House
By Daniele Berman, CHT Marketing and Communications Manager As a child, one of my favorite books was “The Little House” by Virginia Lee Burton. First published in 1942 and the recipient of the Caldecott Medal in 1943, the book [...]
Board AND Homeowner Stories: Meet Ava Wellington, Board Chair
“It’s a quiet, reserved community, with many ‘wiser’ residents,” says Ava Wellington of her Meadowmont neighborhood, Greenway. “It’s prime real estate!” Ava has owned her Community Home Trust home since she moved to North Carolina from California in 2015. [...]
Racial Equity Institute Reflections
Last week, the entire Community Home Trust staff participated in Racial Equity Institute's two-day Phase 1 Racial Equity Workshop, some as alumni of the program, and others for the first time. The website describes the course this way: "REI’s [...]
