Housing Book Club

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The Housing Book Club has expired. For questions regarding the book club, contact housing@gjcity.org.

Housing in Grand Junction 

In December 2022, The City formally adopted Housing Strategy 13: Provide Community Engagement and Education Opportunities to Address Housing Challenges and Promote Community Participation (Housing Strategies 1-12). Housing issues are complex and require community engagement and education to ensure that, first, community needs are identified, and secondly, those needs are addressed and prioritized. The Housing Book Club is one way in which the City of Grand Junction is working towards building relationships with community members, providing factual information about the issues in an easy-to-understand format, and working to help find community-supported solutions.

The Housing Book Club has expired. For questions regarding the book club, contact housing@gjcity.org.

Housing in Grand Junction 

In December 2022, The City formally adopted Housing Strategy 13: Provide Community Engagement and Education Opportunities to Address Housing Challenges and Promote Community Participation (Housing Strategies 1-12). Housing issues are complex and require community engagement and education to ensure that, first, community needs are identified, and secondly, those needs are addressed and prioritized. The Housing Book Club is one way in which the City of Grand Junction is working towards building relationships with community members, providing factual information about the issues in an easy-to-understand format, and working to help find community-supported solutions.

Consultation has concluded

  • Book Club Launch - Logistics

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    CLOSED: This discussion has concluded.

    Welcome to the Housing Book Club Engagement Site - we are excited you joined us! You can participate in many ways.

    Feel free to join us in our in-person discussions happening at the Mesa County Library. Register Online. You can view the dates and times in the Key Dates Section of this project.

    Several times over the Fall Session we will include a resource list of interesting housing, unhoused, or key information you might find helpful in enriching your knowledge around the topic. We will also let you know of upcoming events or other housing opportunities happening in the community.

    For Online Participants: Feel free to join on a similar reading schedule outlined below, or join the conversation at your own pace! Each chapter/section will have unique questions that you can participate in. You'll find chapter by chapter discussion forums in the "chapter discussions" tab.

    For In-Person Discussion:

    In-person discussion logistics:

    Session 1: Recommended Read: Prologue (No reading necessary)

    • Group Introductions & Agreement
    • Prologue
    • Housing in Grand Junction Overview
    • No guest speaker

    Session 2: Read: Part 1 (Chapters 1-8)

    • Group Discussion Questions: Coming Soon!
    • Guest Speaker: Evictions in Grand Junction, Andrea Rosenberry, Staff Attorney, Colorado Legal Services

    Session 3: Read: Part 2 (Chapters 9-16)

    • Group Discussion Questions: Coming Soon!
    • Guest Speaker: From the Landlord Perspective, Jay Taylor, Property Manager, Western Slope PM

    Session 4: Read: Part 3 (Chapters 17-24)

    • Group Discussion Questions: Coming Soon!
    • Guest Speaker: Lived Experience Panel

    Session 5: Read: Epilogue and "About this Project"

    • Group Discussion Questions: Coming Soon!
    • Connecting the content to City of Grand Junction
    • What can you do?