Southeast Raleigh Promise CEO Watches Governor Stein Sign Executive Order Expanding Affordable Housing Efforts
It was an honor to have Southeast Raleigh Promise CEO Yvette Holmes at the Executive Mansion this week as Governor Josh Stein announced new statewide actions to address North Carolina’s housing shortage, including an executive order that calls for faster housing development, increased affordable housing, stronger state coordination, and investments in underserved communities.
The invitation was especially meaningful just weeks after Southeast Raleigh Promise broke ground on 25 new accessible, affordable housing units on nine city-owned parcels in Southeast Raleigh. The project will deliver homes for families across a mix of incomes and stages in life, modeling the kind of mixed-income, community-centered development Governor Stein championed and emphasized that North Carolina needs to expand its offerings.
During the announcement, Stein stressed that housing affordability affects teachers, nurses, first responders, seniors, veterans, and working families across the state, saying, “We need to build all kinds of housing here in North Carolina.” He called for the General Assembly to advocate for housing-related legislation to help the state meet a projected need of more than 750,000 units by 2029.
As part of Executive Order No. 36, Governor Stein also announced the expansion of his leadership team with the appointment of Janneke Ratcliffe, named Senior Advisor for Housing Policy, to help lead these efforts.
The Governor said housing is foundational to opportunity and economic mobility, one of the four components of focus for Southeast Raleigh Promise. “We are proud to be part of the work helping ensure more North Carolinians have access to safe, stable, affordable places to call home, especially in legacy neighborhoods where change is an inevitable part of the landscape,” Holmes said.
The event was part of the Governor’s strategy to expand housing supply, improve affordability, and support recovery efforts from past housing challenges, including the impacts of Hurricane Helene.
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