WATFORD CITY (AP) - Increased activity in North Dakota's oil patch means an increase in the need for housing.

Two housing projects are scheduled for construction in the McKenzie County community of Watford City.

One of them is being built by Fargo-based Lutheran Social Services Housing, which also has put up housing in Ray.

LSS Housing formed in March 2008 to address the need for housing in rural North Dakota. Ray and Watford City were the first communities to draw the agency's attention.

LSS Housing Director Jessica Thomasson says the agency can't solve housing woes, but it can be a big part of the solution.