CHCI’s HOGAR to Host Inclusionary Zoning Summit

Ordinance adopted in more than 100 U.S. cities requires builders to set aside a percentage of housing units for low and moderate income families 

Washington, D.C. – The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), the nation’s leading Hispanic educational nonprofit organization, today announced it will host an Inclusionary Zoning Summit, Friday, April 28, as part of its housing HOGAR initiative, a national campaign that seeks to ensure Hispanics have equal access to homeownership opportunities.

The summit, led by keynote speaker David Rusk, former Mayor of Albuquerque, will help increase public awareness around Inclusionary Zoning, a housing ordinance adopted in more than 100 U.S. cities requiring builders to set aside a percentage of new housing development units for low and moderate income families.   

Who:	Keynote Speaker David Rusk, former Mayor of Albuquerque, Author and Urban Policy Consultant Panelists Jacky Morales-Ferrand, Director Denver Economic Development Division of Housing and Neighborhood Development John L. Payne, Director Fairfax County, Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development Ethan J. Evans, Executive Director Sacramento Housing Alliance Invited Guests: Members of Congress, Corporate, Federal and local housing officials
What:	CHCI Inclusionary Zoning Summit
Where:	U.S. Capitol Room HC-5
When:	Friday, April 28 from 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

CHCI’s HOGAR initiative, Spanish for Hispanic Ownership, a Growing American Reality, is sponsored by FannieMae, Countrywide Financial, Freddie Mac, State Farm, AMERIQUEST Mortgage Company, Chase, GE Consumer Finance, New Century Financial Corporation, OPTION ONE Mortgage, PMI, WELLS FARGO, Washington Mutual Home Loans and the MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION.  

HOGAR has three complementary components: first, a fellowship program to increase the number of Hispanic leaders in the housing and financial fields; second, community housing events that both increase financial literacy and improve consumer understanding about the mortgage process; and three, research and policy analyses that address homeownership barriers Hispanics face and opportunities that exist to become homeowners.     

About Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), a nonprofit and nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization, provides leadership development programs and educational services to students and young emerging leaders.  The CHCI Board of Directors is comprised of Hispanic Members of Congress, nonprofit leaders and corporate executives.  For more information on CHCI call (202) 543-1771 or visit www.chci.org.
 
About HOGAR
Established in September 2003 by CHCI, HOGAR (Hispanic Ownership, A Growing American Reality) is a national housing initiative that is designed to increase homeownership opportunities for Hispanics across the country.  The initiative includes a Housing Fellowship Program to highlight and empower mid-career Hispanic housing professionals. 
 

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