This report highlights the need for affordable and stable housing, with thousands of households facing housing cost burdens and a significant affordability gap in New Hanover County’s housing stock.
To help address some of these needs The Endowment launched a strategy in 2024, focused on both preservation and development—funding urgent repairs, stabilizing vulnerable households, supporting new construction, and aligning efforts with county and city plans.
Overall, Endowment grants contributed to urgently needed housing, strengthened local service capacity, and reinforced a vision of resilience and opportunity for all New Hanover County residents.
