Prince George’s County, Maryland, is beefing up a new program that hopes to convince churches to develop some of their land into affordable housing.
The Faith-Based Development Initiative isn’t entirely new in and of itself, but it’s been expanded in Prince George’s County to help put a dent in the goal of building 26,000 new affordable housing units.
The money provided under the new fund helps churches through the beginning of a longer, lengthier process that includes more pots of money available to help defray the costs of turning this dream into a reality.
Money being offered by the county and Enterprise Community Partners will “give them technical expertise so they can access that larger pot of funding,” said Angie Rodgers, the chief administrative officer for Prince George’s County.
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