August Advocacy - Week 1 - Housing is Critical Infrastructure
Help us send daily letters to Washington to speak up for affordable housing!
August Advocacy is NAHRO's annual campaign to reach Congress with advocacy messages about affordable housing and community development programs.
Public housing plays a critical role in our nation's public infrastructure, providing families with a stable home and helping them gain access to other services, including education and health.
Despite how critical public housing is, there has been significant disinvestment in public housing over the last decade. Our public housing stock is aging, and historic levels of underfunding have contributed to the loss of over 10,000 units of housing each year. Between 1990 and 2010, alone, HUD estimates that the U.S. lost over 300,000 units of affordable public housing. This shortage of affordable housing costs the American economy about $2 trillion each year in lower wages and productivity.
As the nation struggles with an affordable housing crisis, investing in public housing is investing in infrastructure.
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AUGUST ADVOCACY
August Advocacy is NAHRO's annual campaign to reach Congress with advocacy messages about affordable housing and community development programs.
WEEK 1: AUGUST 1 - 7, 2021
Help us send daily letters to Washington to speak up for affordable housing!
HOUSING IS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Public housing plays a critical role in our nation's public infrastructure, providing families with a stable home and helping them gain access to other services, including education and health.
When we commit substantial federal investment toward public and affordable housing, we revitalize communities, create new jobs, and help break the cycle of poverty.
Like roads and bridges, affordable housing is a long-term asset that provides a safe, quality living environment for families.
Public housing provides 1.2 million units of housing to over 2.2 million people, including 800,000 children, and more than half the population in public housing is elderly and disabled.
Despite how critical public housing is, there has been significant disinvestment in public housing over the last decade. Our public housing stock is aging, and historic levels of underfunding have contributed to the loss of over 10,000 units of housing each year. Between 1990 and 2010, alone, HUD estimates that the U.S. lost over 300,000 units of affordable public housing. This shortage of affordable housing costs the American economy about $2 trillion each year in lower wages and productivity.
As the nation struggles with an affordable housing crisis, investing in public housing is investing in infrastructure.
Use the link below to send letters to your Congressional delegation and the President urging them to support a major infrastructure package that addresses the housing and community development needs of our nation.
For more information on affordable housing please visit: ColumbiaHousingSC.org and NAHRO.org
Click here to send a letter to your Representatives, Senators and the President.
