Kleinschmidt and Stevens will be among the elected officials on hand Sunday.

Sunday afternoon, the mayors of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough will join Congressman David Price and State Representative Verla Insko for an event “to support affordable communities in Orange County.”

The event is being hosted by Justice United.

The event is a “Celebration of 2014 Campaign Victories, Recognition of Leaders and Elected Officials.” Justice United will celebrate its achievements from the past year – including progress toward a workers’ center for day laborers in Carrboro, working for tenants’ rights in low-income housing developments, and raising nearly $700,000 in Chapel Hill by dedicating a penny of the property tax to affordable housing initiatives.

Read more about Sunday’s event.

Hillsborough Mayor Tom Stevens says Justice United’s efforts have been widespread – and it’s not just about affordable housing.

“It’s not only just (about) having places that are affordable for people…we (also) want it to be a good place,” Stevens says. “We want to make sure they’re healthy, that they have proper water and sewer and sanitation, that they’re safe neighborhoods…

“We have a couple spots in town where we’d like to see a lot of improvement, and Justice United has taken the forefront with that – and it’s making a difference. Making sure that every one of our neighborhoods and all of our apartment complexes are good and safe places to live – not all of them are, and so we’ve got to keep working on that.”

Sunday’s event will take place from 3-5 pm at Binkley Baptist Church on Willow Drive. Everyone’s invited.

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