Community Development Welcome to Community Development! The Division works to build opportunities for community access to housing. Community Development manages and administers HUD funded programs for Asheville and a four-county consortium consisting of Buncombe, Henderson, Transylvania and Madison Counties. These programs provide affordable housing, economic opportunities and other benefits for low-income residents. They include the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) and other programs funded by HUD. Most of the funding from these programs is distributed to organizations in Asheville and the four county consortium through a competitive application processes. The Division also manages and administers City of Asheville funding for affordable housing and outside agencies. Affordable Housing programs include the Housing Trust Fund and Affordable Housing Fee Rebate program. The Asheville-Buncombe County Homelessness Initiative is also managed within the Community Development Division. The Division supports Asheville area citizens on issues related to affordable housing and community development. Get Involved! To be added to the Community Development email listserv, please fill out our google form found here . For additional Information please contact Christina Harris at charris@ashevillenc.gov . Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) Asheville Regional Housing Consortium (ARHC) Homeless Initiative Advisory Committee (HIAC) Housing & Community Development Committee (HCD) Community Development Staff Paul D’Angelo / Community Development (CD) Program Director pdangelo@ashevillenc.gov / 828 251-4098 — Jonathon Jones / CD Financial Analyst jjones2@ashevillenc.gov / 828 259-5733 — Megan Gaskell / CD Analyst – CDBG mgaskell@ashevillenc.gov / 828 232- 4599 — Brian Huskey / CD Analyst-Homelessness Lead bhuskey@ashevillenc.gov / 828 251-4048 — Nancy Williams / CD Analyst – HOME nwilliams@ashevillenc.gov / 828 232-4503 — Emily Ball / CD Homeless Services Systems Performance Lead eball@ashevillenc.gov / 828 271-6129 — Christina Harris / CD Coordinator charris@ashevillenc.gov /828 – 251- 4017 — Alex Mitchiner / CD Workforce Development – CAYLA amitchiner@ashevillenc.gov — Marybrook Cox / CD Analyst – Housing Funds & Real Estate mcox@ashevillenc.gov — Laura Near / CDBG – CV Administrative Assistant lnear@ashevillenc.gov If you are looking for affordable housing, suffering a housing crisis, in need of rental assistance or down payment assistance, or you have concerns about our homeless community, Please Call 211. The service is free, confidential and available in any language. Updated: 07/29/2021 Related Services MWSBE Certification Find information to register for certification as a Minority, Woman, and/or Small Business Enterprise (MWSBE) with the City of Asheville. Business Inclusion The Business Inclusion Office for the City of Asheville actively seeks to identify minority and women-owned businesses for an opportunity to participate as providers of goods and services to the city. Apply for a commercial film or photography permit Information about commercial filming and photography work involving city-owned property, sidewalks, streets, and parks. Apply for a special event or festival permit Information about hosting an event on city-owned property, sidewalks, streets and parks. Find cold weather emergency shelter When extreme cold weather is expected, the Asheville Homeless Coalition issues a Code Purple Alert. Participating homeless shelters voluntarily add space beyond their normal capacity to keep as many people as possible out of the cold. To find out when Code Purple is in effect, visit the Homeless Coalition’s Code [...] Find financial support for your Asheville business Learn about financial support that may be available for your business. Find or register a minority, women or disabled-owned business Resources for finding or registering a minority, women or disabled-owned business. More Related Services Community Development News Asheville City Council votes to allocate $2 million toward Homeward Bound’s purchase of Days Inn for permanent supportive housing Posted on July 27, 2021 by Polly McDaniel In a continuing effort to partner with local agencies to mitigate the impacts of homelessness in our community the City of Asheville will help fund Homeward Bound’s acquisition of the Days Inn on Tunnel Road for permanent supportive housing for our homeless population. At their July 27 meeting, Asheville City Council approved a [...] Asheville City Council clears way for donation of 2 City-owned lots for affordable housing Posted on July 27, 2021July 29, 2021 by Polly McDaniel Two single-family lots will be donated to the Asheville Buncombe Community Land Trust so that the organization can build deeply affordable housing on them. The single family homes to be built on each lot will be permanently affordable to families at 60% and below the Area Median Income, at a target sales [...] An update on how the City of Asheville is addressing homelessness Posted on June 28, 2021June 28, 2021 by Angelica Driver Homelessness in Asheville has long been a serious and complex issue. The COVID-19 pandemic has both highlighted and heightened this reality. While the homeless service system we’ve had in Asheville has ended homelessness for a small number of people annually, it’s never had the resources to operate at a scale that will make homelessness truly [...] More Community Development News
MWSBE Certification Find information to register for certification as a Minority, Woman, and/or Small Business Enterprise (MWSBE) with the City of Asheville.
Business Inclusion The Business Inclusion Office for the City of Asheville actively seeks to identify minority and women-owned businesses for an opportunity to participate as providers of goods and services to the city.
Apply for a commercial film or photography permit Information about commercial filming and photography work involving city-owned property, sidewalks, streets, and parks.
Apply for a special event or festival permit Information about hosting an event on city-owned property, sidewalks, streets and parks.
Find cold weather emergency shelter When extreme cold weather is expected, the Asheville Homeless Coalition issues a Code Purple Alert. Participating homeless shelters voluntarily add space beyond their normal capacity to keep as many people as possible out of the cold. To find out when Code Purple is in effect, visit the Homeless Coalition’s Code [...]
Find financial support for your Asheville business Learn about financial support that may be available for your business.
Find or register a minority, women or disabled-owned business Resources for finding or registering a minority, women or disabled-owned business.
Asheville City Council votes to allocate $2 million toward Homeward Bound’s purchase of Days Inn for permanent supportive housing Posted on July 27, 2021 by Polly McDaniel In a continuing effort to partner with local agencies to mitigate the impacts of homelessness in our community the City of Asheville will help fund Homeward Bound’s acquisition of the Days Inn on Tunnel Road for permanent supportive housing for our homeless population. At their July 27 meeting, Asheville City Council approved a [...]
Asheville City Council clears way for donation of 2 City-owned lots for affordable housing Posted on July 27, 2021July 29, 2021 by Polly McDaniel Two single-family lots will be donated to the Asheville Buncombe Community Land Trust so that the organization can build deeply affordable housing on them. The single family homes to be built on each lot will be permanently affordable to families at 60% and below the Area Median Income, at a target sales [...]
An update on how the City of Asheville is addressing homelessness Posted on June 28, 2021June 28, 2021 by Angelica Driver Homelessness in Asheville has long been a serious and complex issue. The COVID-19 pandemic has both highlighted and heightened this reality. While the homeless service system we’ve had in Asheville has ended homelessness for a small number of people annually, it’s never had the resources to operate at a scale that will make homelessness truly [...]