Epping Workforce Housing

05/08/2023

WAITING FOR: Less headlines about NH’s growing housing deficit & more about the solutions proposed to fix it.

04/17/2023

Plain and simple—Epping, like many NH towns, is facing a critical housing shortage, leaving many of its essential workers and young adults without a place to call home. Nurses, teachers, restaurant workers, and retailers are among the many who are forced to commute long distances due to the lack of affordable housing options in town. This unsustainable situation puts a tremendous strain on the community, affecting everything from our economy to our quality of life.

It's time to address this challenge head-on by supporting projects that will provide safe and affordable housing to those who need it most. Sign our petition to bring more diverse & affordable housing at the link below.

With a deficit of 23,000+ housing units in NH, we need every project and every unit possible to increase working-class Granite Staters' access to housing. Plain and simple—Epping, like many NH towns, is facing a critical housing shortage, leaving many of its essential workers and young adults with...

04/13/2023

☎️ LAST CALL: If you want housing in NH, don't miss this critical opportunity! -

If you want more diverse and affordable housing in NH, you're not going to want to miss this opportunity. Join the Epping WFH Team, alongside other community members, on Wednesday, April 19th at 6pm at Epping's Town Hall (157 Main Street) to support a housing initiative that addresses the workforce....

04/07/2023

🚨 Urgent: DON'T MISS this chance to increase affordable housing in NH - https://mailchi.mp/34a4120f5ff2/urgent-dont-miss-this-chance-to-increase-affordable-housing-in-nh-15595300

04/04/2023

This article says it all: "Erecting zoning barriers and harboring a not-in-my-backyard mentality to block more affordable housing are causing 'human suffering' and represent a 'moral wrong,' according to the head of the Center for Ethics in Society at Saint Anselm."

“Restrictive zoning and NIMBYism are unjust. They protect good things for ourselves, but in doing so wrongfully deprive others of things that are more important,” Max Latona, the center’s executive director, said during an annual breakfast hosted by NeighborWorks Southern New Hampshire on Thursday.

Max Latona calls excessive zoning an "unjust cause of human suffering."

BEDFORD — Erecting zoning barriers and harboring a not-in-my-backyard mentality to block more affordable housing are causing “human suffering” and represent a “moral wrong,” according to the head of the

03/29/2023

So what exactly is the "workforce housing law?" It can get a bit tricky, so let's unpack it.

The WFH law supports the development of affordable housing by encouraging municipalities to meet a designated quota of below-market rate units that are deemed affordable to critical workers who are the backbone of our communities.

In efforts to facilitate WFH development, the law stipulates that there must be a "reasonable and realistic" opportunity for developers to build WFH—otherwise, they will opt for more profitable and less risky projects, such as single family detached homes, which are generally unaffordable to much of NH's workforce. Swipe right to learn more ➡️

03/22/2023

We can't underestimate the power we have to face & fight the housing crisis @ the local level.

The solution begins with one voice + community demanding solutions to the housing shortage from those who decide what can/can’t be built.

It’s just a fact: NH won’t have affordable/diverse housing until we show up & speak out to change our communities’ status quo - one unit and one project at a time. DM us to learn more 📩

03/14/2023

🛑 1-CLICK housing solutions start w/ you! - https://mailchi.mp/7a919b726916/1-click-housing-solutions-start-w-you

03/08/2023

At the current rate, NH residents will be waiting years before state lawmakers can agree on a fortified solution to the housing crisis. With the failure of another pro-housing bill last week, we can reason this: accessibility to safe & affordable housing will not become our reality unless we actively make it so. And right now, the most direct way to do this is @ the local level.

NH lawmakers have shown that housing NH’s current and future generations is not their priority. If we want housing solutions—we must demand them from those who are just as complicit in the genesis of housing scarcity in NH: our NIMBY neighbors on town boards.

03/06/2023

NH has a 20k unit deficit of housing. You’d think the solution to this shortage would be self-evident—increase the state’s supply of diverse & affordable housing. Here’s the thing—NH also has NIMBYism, and this attitude continues to stifle housing development across the state. Swipe right ➡️ to learn about NIMBYism and how it presents in conversations about development.

03/02/2023

🚨 NEXT WEEK: Free snacks + housing solutions! 💪🏼 - https://mailchi.mp/1c5550f5be99/alert-free-snacks-housing-solutions-count-us-in-15591992

02/28/2023

Low-income housing projects face rampant misinformation and fearful opposition—often surrounding the "type of people" that towns worry will call it home. A recent report published by the National Low-Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) sheds light on the reality of New Hampshire's extremely low-income renter population. The graphic below, from the NLIHC report, shows that 61% of renters at or below the poverty line in New Hampshire are seniors or are disabled.

With a rental vacancy rate of less than 1%, NH communities must be prioritizing developments that provide for those who are most challenged and most in need. A single affordable project could be a life-changing alternative for someone in that 61%.

Click the link to view the report: https://nlihc.org/housing-needs-by-state/new-hampshire