Virginia Housing Alliance

Program service area 2: capacity building vha is committed to building the capacity of the nonprofit housing sector across the commonwealth. Virginia housing alliance americorps vista program: vha places full-time, year-long americorps vista members at nonprofits and public agencies across the commonwealth that are addressing housing instability and homelessness. Vha vista members serve at local continuum of care (coc) and local planning group (lpg) agencies, community development corporations, nonprofit organizations, and local housing departments. They provide critical capacity-building and leadership support to: 1.advance evidence-based, housing-focused solutions to end homelessness; 2.improve data quality and application in decision-making; 3.strengthen community partnerships and engagement; and 4.develop resources and systems to enhance organizational sustainability and efficiency.

Program service area 3: nonprofit vote partnership in partnership with nonprofit vote, vha supports nonpartisan civic engagement among housing and service providers. Member organizations received microgrants and resources to promote voter registration and education within their communities, ensuring that the voices of residents and staff are represented in the democratic process.

Program service area 4: events and training vha provides professional development and networking opportunities for virginia's affordable housing and homelessness sectors. Housing virginia's most vulnerable conference: this annual event is virginia's premier professional development opportunity for frontline service providers working in homelessness response and supportive housing. It explores emerging best practices and innovations in serving the commonwealth's most vulnerable populations. Housing credit conference: vha's annual housing credit conference convenes tax professionals, developers, housing authorities, and nonprofit organizations to discuss trends, policies, and strategies related to the low-income housing tax credit (lihtc) program. Educational webinars and training: with support from the virginia department of behavioral health and developmental services (dbhds), vha delivers monthly educational sessions for dbhds grantees, nonprofit partners, and the general public on topics related to permanent supportive housing, homelessness assistance, and housing stability. Housing leadership institute (hli): this 10-month intensive leadership program is designed for mid-career housing professionals from across the field to build their trajectory into executive leadership in the industry. Historically, pathways into leadership at many housing organizations have been siloed. Hli seeks to open up those pathways and prepare opportunity-minded individuals already working toward housing solutions for leadership in the field.