Last Friday, a group of Baltimore area affordable housing professionals met at the Michael Group’s offices to discuss how HAND (Housing Association of Non-Profit Developers) may be able to do more events in Baltimore in the coming years. While HAND is a regional organization providing training and networking opportunities to non-profit, for-profit and governmental agencies throughout Northern Virginia, DC, and Maryland, the majority of their work has been focused closer to DC. With a strong affordable housing community in Baltimore and the surrounding counties HAND Executive Director, Jill Norcross was excited to explore options for more events in Baltimore.
For the 2011/2012 program year, HAND will offer 2-3 trainings in and around Baltimore some of which will be on topics specific to the Baltimore region. In addition to trainings, HAND will host a mixer in Baltimore that will provided networking opportunities to all HAND members as well as potential new members.
Jeff Hill, Vice President of Construction for the Michael Group, was instrumental in putting together this inaugural meeting. “HAND is a great organization” says Hill. “There is a lot of great affordable housing work being done in our area. Many local developers, design professionals, financers and contractors will benefit greatly from having more access to HAND trainings and events”.
If you are a Baltimore area affordable housing professional and are interested in learning more about HAND, please contact Jill Norcross at 703-587-4098.
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