Enterprise in the News
Apr11
In the New York Times, Enterprise's Laurie Schoeman discusses the enormous challenges facing the hundreds of thousands of people living in government-subsidized housing at serious risk of flooding -- an increasingly urgent danger in the era of climate change.
News Release
Apr03
Renters Report Housing Costs Significantly Impact Their Health Care
A new national survey on the connection between homes and health finds that more than half of the 1,000 renters surveyed have delayed care because they couldn’t afford it and 100 percent of medical professionals surveyed have had at least some of their patients express concerns about affordable housing.
Enterprise in the News
Jan28
With eyes on New Orleans as a potential beneficiary, Enterprise has launched a new, $250 million initiative to use the power of affordable, quality housing to create healthier families and stronger, more vibrant communities, The Louisiana Weekly reports.
Enterprise in the News
Jan11
Undesign the Redline is on display as New Orleans weighs the future of the city’s housing mix. The Times-Picayune takes a tour of the exhibit with John Sullivan, Enterprise's Gulf Coast policy director.
Enterprise in the News
Nov05
Enterprise in the News
Nov05
Undesign the Redline explores the many ways that redlining continues to impact communities of color in New Orleans and across the country.
News Release
Oct25
Undesign the Redline Exhibit Opens in New Orleans
The interactive exhibit uses powerful narratives of people and communities, maps and other documentation to trace the enormous role that race and housing policy played in determining where people were allowed to live and its continuing legacy.
Enterprise in the News
Oct18
The former Sacred Heart church on St. Bernard Avenue has been renovated and converted into 53 apartments, with 44 designated as affordable and supported by housing tax credits.
News Release
Aug03
Grant Applications for Harvey Recovery Reopen, First Awards Announced
Thanks to generous gifts from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy and The Meadows Foundation, nonprofits providing critical home repairs and other housing assistance to Texas families affected by Harvey have another chance to apply for grants to support their work.
Blog Post
Jul10
Rebuilding Homes and Futures – Together
The 2018 hurricane season has begun, and there is no time to waste: affordable housing across the nation is at risk from extreme weather events and natural hazards.
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Blog Post
Jun12
Profiles in Recovery and Rebuilding: Centro Campesino Farmworker Center, Inc.
In 2017 Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria wrought destruction across communities from the Gulf Coast to Puerto Rico, disrupting lives and destroying homes. As part of our recovery and rebuilding work, Enterprise created the Enterprise Hurricane Community Recovery Fund to support short-term relief and longer-term efforts in the most heavily damaged areas.
Enterprise in the News
Jun07
In the Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits, Enterprise's Chimeka Gladney talks about financing the redevelopment of New Orleans' Bohn Motor building, a historic car dealership that survived a fire and a hurricane and will soon be a behavioral health care center.
Enterprise in the News
May29
Enterprise's Marion McFadden comments in Politico's look at how and why, nine months after Harvey, middle-class Houston has recovered but low-income neighborhoods are in disarray.
Enterprise in the News
May04
In the New Orleans Times-Picayune, Gulf Coast VP Michelle Whetten calls on New Orleans Mayor Cantrell and the City Council to take the steps that will fulfill voters' priority for more affordable housing.
News Release
Apr30
New Grant Program to Accelerate Housing Recovery after Harvey
Nonprofits providing critical home repairs and other housing assistance to low-income Texas families affected by Hurricane Harvey can apply for grants from a new program launching this week.
Blog Post
Mar27
Building Resilience in New Orleans Through Community-Led Public, Private, Nonprofit Partnerships
Street flooding is a common occurrence, but it never occurred to me that during this afternoon thunderstorm on August 5, 2017, so many would be left underwater.
News Release
Feb26
Four Designers Selected for Rose Architectural Fellowship
Four emerging architectural designers have been selected for Enterprise Rose Architectural fellowships, an award-winning program pairing them with community developers to help create affordable homes and vibrant neighborhoods.
Enterprise in the News
Feb23
Enterprise's Laurie Schoeman comments in a Houston Chronicle story about three flood-prone apartment complexes the city of Houston has blocked from rebuilding after being damaged by Hurricane Harvey.
Blog Post
Feb21
Spurring Change in the Gulf Coast Through State & Local Policy
John Sullivan shares more about his role and the advocacy efforts taking place in Louisiana and Mississippi.
Enterprise in the News
Feb09
Three Baton Rouge nonprofits are getting grants to help their efforts to get more affordable housing built in Louisiana's capital city — a need exacerbated by the flood of 2016.
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