BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Missouri State University/Calendar of Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d1a88ffe-348b-47d8-be3b-78a0aa5e2801.220911@calendar.missouristate.edu CREATED:20220606T185334Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220606T185334Z LOCATION: SUMMARY:A Roof Over Our Heads: Collaborating to Increase Affordable Housing DESCRIPTION:One of the most fundamental human needs is safe and secure hou sing. Adequate housing affects families and communities alike as it impac ts education\, law enforcement\, healthcare\, and economic and social opp ortunities. It has a direct link to an individual’s physical and mental h ealth\, access to job training\, employment\, childcare\, and social heal th. Yet creating affordable housing requires monetary and political resou rces\, can affect community culture\, and leaves an environmental footpri nt. No part of society is unaffected. Since 1965\, American housing price s have increased ten times more than household income.  Zillow estimates that housing prices increased 19.5% since Sept. 2021 and experts expect a nother 11% increase this year.  The American and global boom in housing c osts has been particularly challenging for lower-income workers\, first-t ime homebuyers\, and the unhoused.  What solutions are available to assis t rent-burdened households\, meet increased demand and maintain quality s tandards for housing? How best can government\, public\, private\, and no n-profit entities collaborate to bring about innovative\, fast\, and sust ainable solutions? X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head><title></title></head><body><p><s pan>One of the most fundamental human needs is safe and secure housing. A dequate housing affects families and communities alike as it impacts educ ation\, law enforcement\, healthcare\, and economic and social opportunit ies. It has a direct link to an individual’s physical and mental health\, access to job training\, employment\, childcare\, and social health. Yet creating affordable housing requires monetary and political resources\, can affect community culture\, and leaves an environmental footprint. No part of society is unaffected. Since 1965\, American housing prices have increased ten times more than household income.&nbsp\; Zillow estimates t hat housing prices increased 19.5% since Sept. 2021 and experts expect an other 11% increase this year. &nbsp\;The American and global boom in hous ing costs has been particularly challenging for lower-income workers\, fi rst-time homebuyers\, and the unhoused. &nbsp\;What solutions are availab le to assist rent-burdened households\, meet increased demand and maintai n quality standards for housing? How best can government\, public\, priva te\, and non-profit entities collaborate to bring about innovative\, fast \, and sustainable solutions?</span></p></body></html> DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220922T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220922T145000 SEQUENCE:0 URL:https://publicaffairs.missouristate.edu/conference CATEGORIES:Public,Alumni,Current Students,Faculty,Future Students,Staff END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR