Build Up Birmingham wins housing solution competition

WASHINGTON — Build Up Birmingham is the winner of the 2023 Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge. (Build UP Birmingham/Facebook) The unique workforce development high school combines academics with paid construction and real estate internships with opportunities for students to become homeowners and build generational wealth. Build Up Birmingham competed in the Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge, sponsored by The Wells Fargo Foundation and Enterprise Community Partners. The Challenge is a $20 million nationwide competition to find and seed innovative housing solutions. The Bir