Zion Affordable Housing Newsletter
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Zion Affordable Housing Newsletter
Weekly Update for 12-20-24
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This week, Bonnie had a variety of conversations with Zion Leadership about the project. In addition to continuing to share ideas for a reboot on the project, we also discussed allegiances to forge that will help move the project forward.
Bonnie attended the monthly Fox Cities Housing Coalition meeting which was jam-packed with people interested in doing more for people with housing instability of all kinds . This month's meeting was focused on the reports assessing the number of people living unhoused or at risk for that in our area. We also heard from Kristine Giornalista, an independent contractor in the housing field who has been hired to coordinate the creation of a Fox Cities Housing Alliance (not to be confused with the Coalition) which is tasked with taking the initiatives from the 2022 Regional Housing Strategy Report and implementing them in tangible ways.
Bonnie also met one-to-one with Susan Garcia Franz, Community Health Strategist from Winnebago County. Susan has a ton of connections and resources in the housing field and had some great ideas for us as we work on Plan B for our project.
Bonnie toured Kristine Giornalista this week through the Zion Lutheran property and talked about the current state of the project. Kristine was an absolute font of knowledge regarding affordable and supportive housing and we will likely tap her wisdom, especially with regard to funding options, as we move forward.
Bonnie also reached out to the group of parents of adults with disabilities and offered to tour them through the Zion Lutheran property to see if it might be a fit for their dream project of building affordable housing for their loved ones. That tour will likely happen after the first of the new year.
I think that's it for this week's excitement! Wishing you all a happy holiday season!
Feel free to email with any questions or comments regarding the Zion project.
UPCOMING MEETINGS:
Tuesday, January 21st, Roundtable Meeting, in person at Zion Lutheran Church in the Fellowship Hall at 4:30-6 pm. Anyone may attend to hear updates on the affordable housing project.