Community News

3/6/26

There is a lot of news on the horizon! Below are links to several updates related to housing in Eau Claire:

• City Plans Next Steps Ambassadors Program City plans next steps after cancellation of Street Ambassador contract | Eye On Eau Claire | wqow.com
   - https://www.wqow.com/eye-on-eau-claire/city-plans-next-steps-after-cancellation-of-street-ambassador-contract/article_14b33d27-fc6b-4c1b-b611-a208fe4eaedc.html?fbclid=IwdGRzaAQNFRpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR4xj8liKIfA9Y5bAo9p2f_WIhsza4kYq38SSiFS8l_FYB9qshnjzljB-zLMwQ_aem_2gnBoY-3QgNZ1lKkFuZwHQ&sfnsn=mo

• Ambassadors Program ending March 19th City of Eau Claire ending the downtown Street Ambassador program early | Eye On Eau Claire | wqow.com
   - https://www.wqow.com/eye-on-eau-claire/city-of-eau-claire-ending-the-downtown-street-ambassador-program-early/article_b6649421-458f-45e1-b85f-52fbcd683010.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawQL_2tleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeCF3LwpXU6I3ZdKTiIQdAcaQZIb1vbOANZnpspzJkUsawMcHgfzGQKycus2k_aem_Qv5ECGiGMR-NwyKEFzItXA

• HUD Proposed Rule Public Housing: This rule would force 20,000 families with mixed immigration statuses to make
the agonizing choice between losing the assistance that helps them pay rent every month or separating their family.
People without a documented immigration status have never been eligible for rental assistance.
   - https://nlihc.org/resource/hud-publishes-proposed-mixed-status-rule

• Altoona and Eau Claire 2025 Housing Growth Report Altoona & Eau Claire report 2025 housing growth | Eye On Eau Claire | wqow.com
   - https://www.wqow.com/eye-on-eau-claire/altoona-eau-claire-report-2025-housing-growth/article_8a936fb8-f51f-4ce6-be49-dab67026915c.html?sfnsn=mo&fbclid=IwY2xjawQIHFdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe9qzFnUtJ7z2p0DvunSaqNSK-22Aw27L8wdqujj3lAy6A1lU5cjnsUkrMRXM_aem_0vcJNShqpUwEShi1BjfTFA

• Mt. Washington Development Returns With New Financier Mt. Washington Project Back On Track With New Financiers
   - https://volumeone.org/articles/2026/02/17/382834-mt-washington-project-back-on-track-with-new-financiers?fbclid=IwY2xjawQIHK1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETJNTndVVW13bGJ2cDRCZnRFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHtj41Ceu1tzcbU8lq5qXq1f36NVsLmM8HaBuWblhjwlMr8wAlnnl-aL3xunz_aem_IpKuyuCNWlO1Nwwq4ivE4A

• Housing has never been so expensive—and single people are feeling the strain the most. Nearly two-thirds (64%) of
single people struggle to afford their regular rent or mortgage payments, compared with 39% of married people.
The housing ‘singles tax’: Why married buyers are coming out ahead | Business and Economy News | wqow.com
   - https://www.wqow.com/news/business-and-economy-news/the-housing-singles-tax-why-married-buyers-are-coming-out-ahead/article_3ce461c5-7c9c-5be5-aea3-ee62a5494ee2.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawQIHPFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeoI9Oq6OX1YIBO-KxfohbfXzQA0g8jrt96-GqK2Q6UoXcY1XpkFHlrtKwpG8_aem_z7rm-fiE2EneCXMjADFJeg

• Altoona Safe Steps Home Improvement Program
   - https://www.facebook.com/AltoonaWI/posts/last-night-the-altoona-city-council-approved-investing-15-million-of-its-afforda/1205853498390895/

• Judge Blocks HUD's Effort to Overhaul Federal Funding for Homeless Services — Shelterforce
   - https://shelterforce.org/2026/01/23/judge-blocks-hud-overhaul-federal-funding-for-homelessness-services/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQIHpRleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETJNTndVVW13bGJ2cDRCZnRFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHkPs9F-hizheiVNAxsQPFiBIrvOQ__6bu7K0bwa6E3UK-PPqiJ_JBiVZBXf9_aem_Lkf0-LEdkKAXd2LDP3VRzQ

• Protect Our Homeless Neighbors ICE Raid Resources - Housing Not Handcuffs
   - https://housingnothandcuffs.org/iceraidresources/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQIHtNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEemAkOq3Iw5bL2kjr0D0OcVbUO1AHCoVfxjxyUsbzA-H7qnxLlNbQ0uPqb134_aem_ja8aDak-BSB1UUG-3ZidNA

• Hillcrest Estates
   - https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/altoona-mobile-home-park-receives-045900024.html

• Governor Evers in Eau Claire to Discuss Affordability
   - https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/gov-evers-discusses-affordability-eau-024700417.html

• NLIHC Releases The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes
   - https://nlihc.org/sites/default/files/gap/2026/gap-report_2026_english.pdf