Ask Congress to Support Universal Housing Choice Vouchers

Date Posted: 08/14/2021

Category: CH Advocates

UNIVERSAL HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS!

WEEK 2

SUBMIT A LETTER TODAY!

Ask Congress to Support Universal Housing Choice Vouchers

https://www.nahro.org/advocacy/advocacy-and-congressional-resources/action-alert-center/

A Message From Columbia Housing's Chief Executive Officer, Ivory N. Mathews

The National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) kicks off Week 2 of its August Advocacy with an incredibly important topic: Universal Housing Choice Vouchers and Columbia Housing is ALL IN! In the second week (August 8, 2021 - August 14, 2021) of NAHRO's August Advocacy campaign, NAHRO is calling on Congress and the White House to provide a housing choice voucher to every family who is eligible for assistance.

In concert with NAHRO's August Advocacy efforts, Columbia Housing has activated a community-wide CH Advocates for Affordable Housing Campaign.

The CH Advocates for Affordable Housing Campaign has set a goal of submitting 100 letters per week to Congress urging their support of allocating additional resources to address our local and national housing needs.

"As the economy recovers from the COVID-19 crisis, high housing costs will continue to cause hardship for millions of renters with low incomes, raising their risks of housing instability and homelessness and undercutting their children's chances of long-term success. The recovery legislation that policymakers will consider soon is a historic opportunity to address this problem. Providing Housing Choice Vouchers to more households - and ultimately to all who are eligible, as President Biden proposed during the presidential campaign - is by far the most important step they can take". [Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities]

Tell Congress to provide Universal Housing Vouchers!

Make housing voucher funding mandatory so every eligible family can receive rental assistance when they need it.

Ivory Mathews headshot.

Ivory N. Mathews, CEO of Columbia Housing currently serves in the following local, state, regional, and national affordable housing advocacy roles:

Congressional Contact for the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO)
Legislative Representative - SC on the Legislative Committee for the Southeastern Regional Council of NAHRO (SERC-NAHRO)
Board Member & Officer for the Carolina's Council of Housing, Redevelopment & Codes Officials (CCHRCO)
Senior Vice-President for the Carolina's Council of Housing, Redevelopment & Codes Officials (CCHRCO)
Legislative Representative - SC on the Legislative Committee for the Carolina's Council of Housing, Redevelopment & Codes Officials (CCHRCO)
Board Member of the Housing Trust Fund Advisory Committee for the South Carolina State Housing Finance, and Development Authority
Member of the SC Association of Housing Authority Executive Directors
Member of the City of Columbia's Affordable Housing Taskforce

Ask Congress to Support Universal Housing Choice Vouchers

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