After the release of the Regional + Local Housing Study in 2021, the final report recommended seven regional strategies, several of which the Regional Commission has been able to advance over the last four years. The regional Housing Trust Fund has been the most public-facing initiative, but as a complement to this work, a housing education campaign was identified as a high priority goal.
At the end of 2024, the Regional Commission completed a pilot series of four engaging and informative housing videos, meant to clarify some commonly misunderstood or lesser known facts about affordable housing. Virginia Housing provided funding for these videos, which were all written, filmed, and edited in-house by Regional Commission staff. The goal is for the videos to be shared broadly with local government and non-profit partners who may be engaging in housing conversations with many types of audiences. The Regional Commission hopes that the videos will also spark conversation among regional partners about other video topics that may be critical to their work.
The videos can be seen here, and anyone interested in using one or more of the videos is encouraged to contact Jennifer Wilsie, jwilsie@nrvrc.org for more information.