Chatham County has been selected to participate in the University of North Carolina’s Our State, Our Homes program to develop tools and resources to address local housing issues. This 18-month program presents an exciting opportunity to work with the Chatham community to identify housing needs in this county and develop housing policies focused on social and racial equity and opportunity.

Read the full Chatham County press release here.

Get Involved

Community conversations will be central to this work in Chatham County. If you'd like to be contacted once events are scheduled, please fill out the form at this link and we will be in touch.

The Team

A team of housing advocates from local governments, nonprofits, and developers across the county worked together on the application to participate and will be leading community conversations over the coming months. The team is composed of:

• Jamie Andrews, Housing and Community Development Officer, Chatham County Government
• Theresa Thompson, Assistant Planning Director, Town of Pittsboro
• Sara Martin, Community Development Planner, Town of Siler City
• Lee Bowman, Legion Development, Principal
• Dan Sargent, Rebuilding Together of the Triangle, Executive Director and Town of Goldston Commissioner
• Rebecca Sommer-Petersen, Service Center Director, Salvation Army