HUD在大急流城召集信仰、企业与政府领袖 推动机会区合作与可负担住房
大急流城（密歇根州）——美国住房与城市发展部（HUD）10月16日通报，该部信仰中心与五大湖地区团队在大急流城举办了题为「机会区：以信仰之力推动经济发展与社区振兴」的会议，召集信仰团体、企业界以及联邦、州和地方政府的领袖，讨论如何参与机会区（Opportunity Zones）内的经济与社区发展。
会议的议题包括机会区内的商业机会、项目融资渠道、可负担住房方案、可用的联邦政府资源，以及信仰组织在社区中的参与。HUD五大湖地区行政官杜伊·斯特罗贝尔（Duey Stroebel）在会上表示，机会区是把私人投资引入最需要社区的有效工具之一，当投资者、开发商与信仰领袖围绕共同愿景合作时，可以为密歇根州的家庭与社区带来实际收益。HUD社区规划与发展助理部长罗尼·库尔茨（Ronnie Kurtz）表示，机会区不是自上而下的政府项目，而是通过公私合作形成的长期投资，目的是帮助弱势居民走向自立。
据HUD介绍，机会区计划由2017年《减税与就业法案》设立，迄今已吸引逾1000亿美元私人投资；HUD称，该计划已帮助逾100万美国人摆脱贫困、创造逾50万个就业岗位，并在受困社区建成逾40万套住房。在《工薪家庭减税法案》之下，机会区已成为永久性政策，并新增滚动指定周期、扩大对欠发达农村社区的投资激励与10年投资期等安排。
企业界代表、UMH Properties执行副总裁丹尼尔·兰迪（Daniel Landy）在会上表示，该公司希望在机会区内建设可负担住房社区，并看重信仰组织建设社区的能力；非营利机构Mel Trotter Ministries首席执行官克里斯·帕卢斯基（Chris Palusky）等也出席并发言。HUD说，这是该部信仰中心在全国举办的同系列第五场会议。
HUD Convenes Faith, Business and Government Leaders in Grand Rapids to Promote Opportunity Zone Collaboration
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) said on October 16 that its Center for Faith, together with the HUD Great Lakes Regional team, hosted a conference in Grand Rapids bringing together leaders from the faith community, the business sector, and federal, state and local government to encourage participation in economic and community development within Opportunity Zones (OZs).
Panels at the conference, titled "Opportunity Zones: Economic Development and Community Revitalization by the Power of Faith," covered business opportunities in OZs, project funding, attainable housing options, federal government resources, and the involvement of faith organizations in their communities. HUD Great Lakes Regional Administrator Duey Stroebel said Opportunity Zones are among the most effective tools for bringing private investment into the communities that need it most, and that investors, developers and faith leaders working around a shared vision can deliver real gains for families and neighborhoods across Michigan. HUD Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development Ronnie Kurtz said OZs are not a top-down government effort or handouts, but long-term investments created through public-private partnerships.
According to HUD, the program — established in 2017 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — has drawn more than $100 billion in private investment, lifted more than one million Americans out of poverty, spurred the creation of more than half a million jobs, and led to the construction of more than 400,000 housing units in distressed communities. Under the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, Opportunity Zones have been made permanent, with a rolling designation cycle, expanded incentives for underserved rural communities and a 10-year investment timeline.
Daniel Landy, executive vice president of UMH Properties, told the conference his company wants to build affordable housing communities in Opportunity Zones and values faith-based organizations' ability to build community. Chris Palusky, CEO of Mel Trotter Ministries, also spoke at the event. HUD said this was the fifth conference in a national series hosted by its Center for Faith.
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图片来源：HUD五大湖地区行政官斯特罗贝尔在大会上发言，美国住房与城市发展部官方照片（美国联邦政府作品，公共领域），来源：HUD新闻稿第26-086号随稿图 hud-no-26-086a（https://www.hud.gov/news/hud-no-26-086 ）
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