Meet Julia Posey, Affordable Housing Manager
May 25, 2022
Julia Posey was raised in a family with builders and developers and has a degree from Georgia State in English and Speech Communications. She’s had
“Decent, affordable housing should be a basic right for everybody in this country.
The reason is simple: without stable shelter, everything else falls apart.”
Matthew Desmond
Pulitzer Prize Winner and Professor of Sociology, Princeton
In order to make sure that our programming aligns with the needs of our community, we request your assistance in filling out the surveys linked below. The survey is designed to provide us with accurate information about housing conditions in our community and the housing situations of our residents. Survey information will be used to:
• Help Mountain Projects staff develop a housing plan
• Identify housing projects that will meet the needs of our community
• Provide information to pursue funds for housing projects through state, federal, and private sources.
Please complete the survey by 12/31/2023. The information you provide will be kept confidential and anonymous.
Your cooperation and assistance is greatly appreciated!
Remember, this survey is important in identifying housing projects and funding for which Mountain Project’s clients may qualify!
Please choose the appropriate button below to proceed with the survey.
Smoky Mountain Housing Partnership (SMHP) is the affordable housing division of Mountain Projects, Inc., a community action agency that has served the southern mountains of Western North Carolina since 1965. Mountain Projects has several long-running initiatives to assist homeowners in need, and Smoky Mountain Housing Partnership is the newest addition to its lineup of programs. SMHP generates affordable housing and home buying services and counseling for essential workers in Haywood and Jackson Counties.
SMHP understands the rising costs of home ownership in Western North Carolina. It is our promise to continue as a force in the effort to provide mountain residents with affordable, safe and clean places to call home. We have embarked on an ambitious drive to build affordable homes throughout the region including micro-homes and family dwellings.
You can join our effort to address the lack of affordable housing in Haywood and Jackson counties by donating funds, materials, and time.
Julia Posey was raised in a family with builders and developers and has a degree from Georgia State in English and Speech Communications. She’s had
With a degree in communications, a general contractor’s license and 15 years in the building industry, Lori Smith comes well prepared as our newest Housing
Maggie Leftwich came to Mountain Projects in June, 2020, and joined the SMHP team one year later. She’s responsible for mortgage packaging and housing counseling.
Description of Project: Mountain Projects, Inc. Located in Waynesville, NC, is soliciting cost estimates for Architectural/Engineering Services for a 5.97 acre single family development. Property: Off
From Dogwood Health Trust Asheville, N.C. – Dogwood Health Trust announced today its investment in affordable housing in Haywood and Jackson Counties. A grant made to Mountain
The planning committee of the Smoky Mountain Housing Partnership has updated the founding plan of the Partnership for the years 2021 through 2023. The plan
Market Analysis
Housing is affordable when it comprises no more than 30% of the family’s income. Families that spend more than this on housing are cost-burdened.
needed to work to afford a 2 bedroom apartment
minimum wage
National Low Income Housing Coalition
the need for
Elderly populations face numerous housing challenges due to health concerns, fixed-incomes, affordability, and accessibility.
A tourism based service economy and lack of relevant career skills prevent some individuals and families from obtaining a high paying job.
There is a lack of homes in the current market that are $150,000 and lower for our Teachers, Police Officers, Firemen, Single Parents, and other Public Servants.
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