Guest Posts
The Story of Coram
Editor's note: Occasionally we invite community members to contribute to our blog, to share innovative ideas or interesting perspectives related to housing affordability. This post was written by Topher Thomas, founder of Coram Houses in Durham, NC, which describes [...]
Guest Post: New Year’s Wishes from a Long-Time Friend
As 2021 comes to a close, we’re wrapping up our celebration of our 30th birthday and looking ahead to all that we can accomplish in year 31 and beyond. Long-time friend of Community Home Trust Penny Rich sent us these [...]
A Neighborly Invitation from Kim and Keon
You may remember meeting Kim on our blog in one of our earliest homeowner stories. She and her son Keon moved into their Northside neighborhood home in 2019, and she shared how her experience in that neighborhood has shaped [...]
Guest Post: Inclusionary Housing
As we continue celebrating our 30th birthday throughout the year, we asked our former Executive Director, Robert Dowling, for his reflections on his 20+ years at the helm of Community Home Trust. In this post, he shares why inclusionary housing [...]
Guest post: Rungs on the Homeownership Ladder
By Nancy Oates, former Chapel Hill Town Council member and longtime Community Home Trust supporter I left home as a teenager to make my way in the world, my head full of dreams, my heart full of ambition, and [...]
Laying the Foundation for a Stronger, Healthier Community
By Cheryl Parquet, Director of Community Relations at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Living in Carrboro for more than 25 years now, Sarah Scott has seen a lot of things change. But no change in her community has [...]
