CENSUS 2020
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COVID-19 Updates
We are here for you – our community of residents, clients, partners and team members. For the health and safety of all, we have adjusted our operations. Link to information on our current operations CLOSED to the Public Our offices are closed to public entry, but staff is still working behind the scenes to More...
Housing Catalyst is Hiring!
We are expanding and have great opportunities for people with positive energy and a great work ethic! We are currently hiring for a Resident Services Specialist and a Director of Asset Management and Property Operations. View job postings and application instructions
Housing Catalyst Receives Energy Efficiency Award
Housing Catalyst is honored to receive an award from Fort Collins Utilities for its energy efficient design and construction of Village on Redwood. These efforts have resulted in a 40% reduction in utilities use. Read more at this link https://northfortynews.com/fort-collins-utilities-honors-housing-catalyst-for-energy-efficient-construction/
Excellence in Financial Reporting
For the 4th year in a row, Housing Catalyst has received the Certificate in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association. We are one of only 18 public housing authorities out of over 3,000 nationwide to receive this award!
Out in the cold: New U.S. budget priorities threaten housing aid programs
The White House has called for a $54 billion cut in non-military discretionary domestic programs in the next fiscal year, which likely will dramatically impact safety-net programs, including HUD’s affordable housing and community development programs. HUD provides approximately five million Americans with some form of housing assistance, and even this figure includes only one-quarter of More...
SRO Waiting List Open for Eligible Homeless Persons
Single Room Occupancy Waiting List Open, Referral Required Housing Catalyst announces the opening of a project-based voucher waiting list for the Single Room Occupancy program. Applicants must be homeless and have a referral letter from Catholic Charities or the Criminal Justice Services Division of Larimer County.
SRO Program to Receive Vouchers
SRO Program Selected to Receive Housing Choice Vouchers Housing Catalyst announces the selection of the single room occupancy program of the Villages, Ltd. to receive up to 29 project-based Housing Choice Vouchers. The project was selected in accordance with the criteria set forth in the Request for Proposals. Information is available regarding the selection by More...
Myths and Stereotypes about Affordable Housing
MYTH: Affordable housing will drive down property values. REALITY: Repeated research has shown that affordable housing has no negative impact on the price or frequency of sales of neighboring homes. A recent study of four very-low-income family housing developments in suburban Chicago – Victorian Park in Streamwood, Liberty Lakes Apartments in Lake Zurich, Waterford Park More...
Many Full-Time Workers Face Housing Affordability Problems
THE JCHS 2016 State of the Nation’s Housing report and accompanying webcast detailed how the private market is failing to supply housing that is affordable to lower-income households. Indeed, a National Low Income Housing Coalition report found that in 2014, for every 100 very low-income renters (those earning up to 50 percent of area median income) only More...