Affordable Housing Connections

Education and leadership: through its subsidiary education and leadership center, llc, ahc conducts numerous training sessions to educate property managers, site managers, compliance officers, and owners of income or rent-restricted housing projects. Education is delivered in person or live-zoom in the form of tested certification courses or technical continuing education classes. Training focuses on program compliance related to hud and irs regulations, policies, and procedures. Ahc conducted 14 training sessions with total attendance by 303 individuals. Training was to inform the owners/managers of affordable housing projects with sec. 42 lihtc and/or home funding about the federal government requirements related to standards for household eligibility, income and rent limits, and industry "best practices" for due diligence and documention. Ahc conducted 4 sessions reaching 120 individuals in the 7-county twin cities metro area to educate community members and property owners/managers about federal. State. And local fair housing requirements. Sessions were conducted in- person and by zoom. Ahc developed a training manual and educational course for the city of minneapolis inclusionary zoning program. Training will be delivered to project owners and managers in 2025. In collaboration with hamline university (center for public administration and leadership), ahc through its elc conducted a two course, 8-credit graduate school leadership in affordable housing certificate program that matriculated 19 students in course 1, 14 students in course 2 and graduated 14 students who completed both course 1 and course 2 in 2024. The elc also administered funds from donations and board-designated operating funds and awarded financial aid to students who met the requirements.