Interview with Cape Fear Housing Coalition Vice Chair, Liz Carbone

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In this interview, Liz Carbone, Vice Chair of the Cape Fear Housing Coalition, shares how the coalition is addressing urgent housing challenges in the Cape Fear region.

She highlights the unique pressures of a fast-growing coastal community — rising rental and homeownership costs, limited land availability, and the loss of critical local and federal funding streams. Liz explains how these challenges make it difficult to preserve existing affordable housing and create new options, particularly after New Hanover County withdrew its $3 million annual commitment to workforce housing.

The conversation underscores the coalition’s strength in cross-sector collaboration, now bringing together more than 150 partners from nonprofits, government, healthcare, and the private sector. Liz also points to community-driven wins, such as the Cape Fear Collective’s purchase of naturally affordable homes and the development of new supportive housing, as examples of incremental but meaningful progress. She emphasizes that continued advocacy, education, and broad community participation are essential to shaping policies and solutions that ensure long-term housing stability for all.

Learn more: capefearhousingcoalition.org