The Maggie Walker Community Land Trust uses city grant funds to set aside homes specifically for would-be buyers who do not qualify for a mortgage.
Housing nonprofit marks five years by launching new rent-to-own program
Nonprofits
Catholic Charities, Diocese planning dozens of income-based apartments in Northside
The Catholic Diocese of Richmond and St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church are joining Commonwealth Catholic Charities in the 56-unit, $9 million project.
Better Housing Coalition planning $11M apartment building in Jackson Ward
The nonprofit is under contract to buy an entire city block, where it is planning to build 67 units for lower-income renters.
Nonprofit raises $45K toward city’s $1.8M Confederate monument removal bills
The Fund to Move the Monuments has formally ended its fundraising efforts, which were to help cover what Mayor Levar Stoney’s administration spent to remove the divisive city-owned monuments this summer.
Hungry for more space, food banks lease warehouse in Lakeside
The Virginia Federation of Food Banks needed the 58,000 square feet for a staging area to feed demand caused by the pandemic.
City launching $3 million grant program for small businesses and nonprofits
Those affected by the pandemic with fewer than 50 full-time employees and revenues below $5 million last year can apply for grants ranging from $10,000 to $15,000 beginning Sept. 1.
Richmond developer sues RRHA, claiming a year and a half’s worth of housing subsidies for a tenant were never paid
Hanson’s suit claims the city’s public housing agency is guilty of breach of contract and fraud for allegedly covering up its mistakes regarding housing assistance voucher payments.
Nonprofit clinic becomes its own landlord in Manchester for $2.7 million
Capital Area Health Network, which has seven locations in the Richmond region, purchased a three-story, 37,000-square-foot building at 101 Cowardin Ave.
Children’s Museum of Richmond to permanently close Short Pump Town Center location
The museum announced Thursday it will shutter the satellite facility by the end of the month to save cash in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
Showstopper: Pandemic forces opera nonprofit to replace inaugural performances with online chat series
River City Opera’s first season of in-person shows ended before it could raise the curtain.