Habitat for Humanity Capital Region is part of a global, nonprofit housing organization with a vision of a world where everyone has a decent place to live. But we know that we cannot achieve this vision alone. It takes all of us to build lasting and far-reaching change. It takes advocacy.
What is advocacy?
Habitat for Humanity defines advocacy as “changing policies and systems to eliminate barriers to adequate, affordable housing in order to create a world where everyone has a decent place to live.”
By using our affordable housing expertise and by giving supporters the tools that they need, we can influence public housing policies and systems. Through advocacy, we can exponentially increase access to decent, affordable housing.
How we advocate
As a local Habitat affiliate, we advocate for state and local policy changes that support the people we serve and broaden access to affordable housing. As an affiliate in a larger network of Habitat for Humanity organizations, we are able to form coalitions and have a larger state and national impact. Together, we can improve the laws, regulations, and systems to promote more equitable access to decent and affordable housing.
How you can help Habitat advocate for affordable housing
- Sign up for our newsletter to be informed about local housing advocacy efforts. We share opportunities to email your local representatives in support of positive housing action.
- Check out the Habitat for Humanity national advocacy campaign: Cost of Home. The campaign gives you the information and resources you need to advocate for prioritization of housing investments that increase the stock of affordable homes, spark the revitalization of left-behind neighborhoods, and help low-income families and communities of color rebuild and prosper.
- Learn more about why home matters and how Habitat for Humanity helps so that you can make informed decisions about housing policies and more.
Cost of Home
This national advocacy campaign gives you the information and resources you need to advocate for prioritization of housing investments that increase the stock of affordable homes, spark the revitalization of left-behind neighborhoods, and help low-income families and communities of color rebuild and prosper.
Why Home Matters
Dive deeper into why home matters by reading the following evidence brief series. This series is a multi-part exploration of existing research on the impact of homeownership. It highlights specific ways that Habitat for Humanity’s work contributes to improving outcomes for families and communities.
National Advocacy
From our deep understanding of housing and its central role in providing opportunities for families, Habitat works to reform laws in a non-confrontational, nonpartisan way.