Tuesday, March 14, 7:00 PM
Fox Hill Neighborhood Center
65 Hall Road Hampton, VA 23664
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Hampton Roads in Virginia has long struggled with affordable housing issues. Compounded by the pandemic, the price and availability of housing seemingly dominates our community’s conversations, from City Council to the kitchen table.

But why is quality housing so expensive and why can’t we, as residents, access it?

Join the Pulitzer Center, WHRO, and a panel of community leaders for a conversation about the lack of access to affordable housing in Hampton Roads, followed by a Q&A with the audience. The discussion will explore the historical legacies contributing to ballooning home prices, highlight the impacts of being unhoused, and question a political atmosphere that doesn’t always protect or prioritize affordable housing.

Meet the panelists:

Ava Gabrielle-Wise, Executive Director of The New Road Community Group of Exmore

Janita Rucker, a Real Estate Broker, is founder, CEO and Principal Broker of Rucker Realty. She imagines that anyone with a desire to own is also deserving of the opportunity to own property.

Jeff South is a freelance Virginia data journalist and associate professor emeritus at Virginia Commonwealth University, who collaborated with WHRO reporters to identify and analyze data related to affordability.

Todd Walker is CEO and President of Judeo-Christian Outreach Center, which serves people experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity and recently announced the private funding and building of 38 transitional housing units.

The conversation will be moderated by Mechelle Hankerson, news director at WHRO Public Media. This event is free and open to the public; register here. If you are unable to join in-person, a recording will be published after the event.

*You must register for this free event to save your seat via the Eventbrite page. Thank you!

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