April 11, 2019. NBC29.COM

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) – Members of the faith community are coming together to address a common concern across central Virginia.

On Thursday, April 11, hundreds of people gathered with the goal of pushing elected officials to make commitments on affordable housing

Members of the group Interfaith Movement Promoting Action by Congregations Together (IMPACT) invited city, county, and University of Virginia administrators to discuss their roles in expanding affordable housing, but they say some are falling short on their promises.

April 5, 2019. Charlottesville Tomorrow.

More than 10,000 households in Charlottesville and Albemarle, Greene, Louisa, Fluvanna and Nelson counties spend more than half their income on housing, according to a regional housing study released Thursday.

The Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission hired Partners for Economic Solutions to complete the Comprehensive Regional Housing Study and Needs Analysis. PES finalized Charlottesville’s housing assessment last spring.

The study found housing costs to be more severe for the lowest-income families in Albemarle than in Charlottesville. Of renter households making less than 30% of area median income in the county — equivalent to $25,600 a year for a family of four — 68% spent more than half of their income on housing.