Affordable housing advocacy group wants to make it a campaign issue

March 1, 2018                                   By: Patrick Sisson

Despite the country’s continuing rental affordability crisis, housing was never brought up during the three main debates of the 2016 presidential election.

This year, a new coalition of housing groups and non-profits wants to make sure affordable housing becomes a focus of the midterm political debate.

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Via a series of promotions and videos, as well as a feature-length documentary coming out this fall, the Home1 advocacy campaign seeks to sound a clear warning about the scope of this problem and make this “silent crisis” part of the larger debate.

According to Stephen Whyte, founder and managing director of Vitus, an affordable housing developer and member of Home1, the organization doesn’t have any particular policy proposals. It’s just pushing for general support of existing housing solutions, funding for more affordable housing, and getting the message out to the public and politicians........................Read More