Did You Know?
Affordable housing facts you should know:
What do you mean by "affordable"?
- A home or apartment that is affordable to those families earning 80% of Area Median Income ($51,500/year for a family of four) or below.
- 50% of Area Median Income represents a family of four earning $32,188 a year.
Additionally:
- Affordable housing demand far outstrips supply.
- Even rental housing is unaffordable to many working households.
- Rental units much more likely to experience deterioration.
- 25,000 lowest income renters pay over half of their income for housing.
- 11,000 low income homeowners pay over half of their income for housing.
- Home foreclosures have tripled in Columbus and Franklin County over the past seven years.
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How to Support The Housing Trust
The Housing Trust is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation. In addition to funding from Franklin County and the City of Columbus, it also receives contributions from individuals and businesses who want to invest in affordable housing for the greater community. Your contribution of any amount will be gratefully received and efficiently used to further our mission.
Please direct any contributions to The Columbus Foundation
Attention: Mr. Terry Schavone, 1234 E.Broad Street, Columbus Ohio 43205
Phone: (614)251-4000
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
Special thanks goes to Mayor Michael Coleman, Columbus City Council and the Franklin County Commissioners for their ongoing support and funding of the Trust.
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Franklin County Commissioners:Paula Brooks, Mary Jo Kilroy and Dewey Stokes |
Columbus City Council Members: Mike Mentel, Charleta Tavares, Mary Jo Hudson, Matt Habash, Patsy Thomas, Kevin Boyce and Maryellen O'Shaughnessy