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title: What is Affordable Housing? - DreamKey Partners
description: Charlotte resident, Linda Mendez, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Housing Partnership President Julie Porter and City of Charlotte Housing and Neighborhood Services Director Pam Wideman sit down with Around the Crown host Gina DiPietro to discuss the current need in Charlotte for affordable housing, where we are in meeting our target goals and who are the real people in need.
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# [What is Affordable Housing? - DreamKey Partners](https://blog.dreamkeypartners.org/news/what-is-affordable-housing)

 Written by [Dream Team](https://blog.dreamkeypartners.org/news/author/dream-team) | Sep 22, 2017 7:07:07 PM

Charlotte resident, **Linda Mendez**, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Housing Partnership President **Julie Porter** and City of Charlotte Housing and Neighborhood Services Director **Pam Wideman** sit down with Around the Crown host Gina DiPietro to discuss the current need in Charlotte for affordable housing, where we are in meeting our target goals and who are the real people in need.

 

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