HOUSING VISIONS UNLIMITED IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPER GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND PROPERTY MANAGER WITH AN EMPHASIS ON NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION ACTIVITIES.

HOUSING VISIONS PARTNERS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO DRIVE POSITIVE NEIGHBORHOOD CHANGE BY IDENTIFYING AREAS WHERE WE CAN UTILIZE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS A TOOL FOR REVITALIZATION.

THERE IS A TREMENDOUS NEED NATIONWIDE FOR AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING.

I DON'T SEE THAT DEMAND SOFTENING WITH THE ARRIVAL OF MICRON HERE IN CENTRAL NEW YORK.

WE KNOW WE ARE GOING TO PLAY A KEY PIECE.

WE ARE ON THE PRECIPICE OF REALLY, REALLY HIGH RENTS HERE.

AND FOR SOME FAMILIES THAT ALREADY CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE HERE, IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET MORE EXPENSIVE AND SO ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE HOUSING VISIONS CAN WORK IS TO BUILD AS MANY HOUSING UNITS AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF DEAD CASE, THE FUNDING IS-- DEDICATION, THE FUNDING IS TIGHT FOR OUR TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT BUT IT'S SOMETHING WE ARE COMMITTED TO AS AN ORGANIZATION.

>> WCNY FAIR HOUSING AND HOUSING VISIONS, WE WORK AT DIFFERENT PARTS OF IT.

THEY WANT TO ENSURE THAT FAIR HOUSING RULES ARE ENFORCED.

AS A PROPERTY MANAGER, WE DO WORK.

SOMETIMES CASES ARISE WHERE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS FOLLOWING THE RIGHT RULES AND DOING WHAT IT WAS.

WE HAVE A GOOD COLLABORATIVE TRACK RECORD.

FAIR HOUSING PROVIDES OUR STAFF WITH FAIR HOUSING TRAINING, WHICH IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT FOR OUR FRONT FACING EMPLOYEES THAT WE HAVE HERE.

BUT REALLY HOUSING VISIONS IS A PROVIDER OF HOUSING WCNY FAIR HOUSING IS REALLY PROVIDING THE OVERSIGHT TO THE LARGER COMMUNITY OF WHICH HOUSING VISIONS IS PART OF.

>> I'M SALLY SANTANGELO, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CY NY FAIR HOUSING TO STOP DISCRIMINATION AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT DENIED HOUSING ILL ILLEGALLY AND THAT THEY HAVE INCREASED THE HOUSING OPTIONS IN THE COMMUNITY.

CNY FAIR HOUSING DOES A LOT OF HOUSING POLICY TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE OPTIONS FOR FOLKS THAT THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, THAT WE ARE BUILDING ENOUGH HOUSING, THAT WE ARE BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ACCESSIBLE HOUSING.

>> CNY HOUSING PROVIDES SERVICES FOR PEOPLE OF HOUSING DESCRIPTIONS DISCRIMINATIONS WHERE WE TRY TO IDENTIFY WHAT IS HAPPENING AND COMPILE HOUSING OF DISCRIMINATION.

IF A PERSON HAS EXPERIENCED IT.

WE DO COUNSELING AND ADVOCACY, PARTICULARLY AROUND FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

AND TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THE FULL USE OF THEIR HOUSING.

AND THEN WE, WHEN NEEDED PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO INDIVIDUALS AND WE PROVIDE THAT REGARDLESS OF INCOME.

ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WE ARE FACING RIGHT NOW AS A COMMUNITY IS THIS AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS.

YOU KNOW, FOLKS ARE REALLY STRUGGLING TO FIND HOUSING BOTH IN TERMS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS WELL AS HOMEOWNERS.

AND WE ARE FACING ONE OF THE HOTTEST RENTAL MARKETS IN CENTRAL NEW YORK RIGHT NOW AND PEOPLE ARE REALLY STRUGGLING.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO HOUSING BEE WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE IS ENOUGH HOUSING GETTING BUILT SO THAT