More affordable housing is coming to Charlotte, specifically, to the backyards of faith-based organizations.
A dozen houses of worship across the city were selected to receive training, assistance and funding to build affordable housing on their land, according to a Monday news release from the city. The selection was part of Charlotte’s Faith in Housing initiative.
That program started last year as a way to connect religious organizations with city officials, community agencies and developers to increase affordable housing stock on underutilized land…