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    Take Action Today View this email in your browser. NEW VOICES FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES   Campaign Outlines Priorities for Biden Transition Team On November 12, the campaign sent a memo to President-elect Biden and his transition team, urging the new administration to address affordable housing challenges for people with the greatest needs within […]

    Take Action Today View this email in your browser. NEW VOICES FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES   Advancing Racial Equity Through the Campaign The Opportunity Starts at Home campaign recently unveiled website changes that amplify the importance of racial equity in its housing advocacy work. Updated mission, vision, and goal statements are now prominently featured […]

    Take Action Today View this email in your browser. NEW VOICES FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES   Campaign Launches Grant Opportunity for New State Affiliates This week, the campaign launched a grant opportunity for state-level organizations interested in expanding multi-sector partnerships and influencing federal housing policy.  Not only is it critical for federal elected officials […]

    Take Action Today View this email in your browser. NEW VOICES FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES   National Federal Eviction Moratorium Takes Effect Today!  A federal eviction moratorium issued by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) takes effect today, September 4, extending vital protections to tens of millions of renters at risk of eviction for […]

    Take Action Today View this email in your browser. NEW VOICES FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES   Campaign Urges Congress to Enact Housing Resources & Protections in Next COVID-19 Relief Package Despite the growing threat of mass evictions, displacement and homelessness, Congress adjourned for August recess, leaving millions of renters and people experiencing homelessness without […]

    Take Action Today View this email in your browser. NEW VOICES FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES   Time is Running Out! Urge Elected Officials to Include Vital Housing Resources & Protections in Next Relief Package  There is little time left to negotiate and enact the next COVID-19 relief package.  Now is the time to urge […]

    Take Action Today View this email in your browser. NEW VOICES FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES   Participate in Virtual Lobby Day! Tell Congress to Include Vital Housing Resources in Next COVID-19 Relief Package We are hosting a Virtual Lobby Day on July 21, 2020 to urge Congress to include the campaign’s top housing priorities […]

    Take Action Today View this email in your browser. NEW VOICES FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES     Tell Congress to Include Housing Resources in Next COVID-19 Package In the coming weeks, the Senate will begin negotiations on the next COVID-19 relief package. Now is the time to weigh in with your elected officials to […]

    Take Action Today View this email in your browser. NEW VOICES FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES “HEROES Act” Includes Campaign’s Priorities; Help Us Keep the Momentum Going!  Yesterday, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) unveiled the Democratic proposal for the next coronavirus relief package, called the “HEROES Act.”  Thanks to your advocacy, the “HEROES Act” […]

    Take Action Today View this email in your browser. NEW VOICES FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES Send a Letter Today! New Legislation Calls For $100 Billion in Emergency Rental Assistance  Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA), chair of the House Financial Services Committee, Representative Denny Heck (D-WA), and over 120 cosponsors will soon introduce the “Emergency Rental […]

                                                                          Take Action Today View this email in your browser. NEW VOICES FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES   Campaign Urges Congress […]

    Take Action Today View this email in your browser. NEW VOICES FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES   Campaign Urges Congress to Include Emergency Rental Assistance Fund in Coronavirus Response The campaign sent a letter on March 12, to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi […]

    Take Action Today View this email in your browser. NEW VOICES FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES   ACT NOW: Urge Congress to Support the “Eviction Crisis Act” and the “Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers Act”  Two months ago, two major pieces of bipartisan housing legislation were introduced in the U.S. Senate, both of which are […]

    Take Action Today View this email in your browser. NEW VOICES FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES   Dear Friends,   2019 was a breakthrough year for the Opportunity Starts at Home campaign, and none of it would have been possible without your ongoing support and advocacy.  We are heading into 2020 with tremendous momentum toward […]

      Take Action Today View this email in your browser. NEW VOICES FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES   Studies Find Short-Term Financial Assistance Promotes Housing Stability, Reduces Cost Since its inception, the Opportunity Starts at Home campaign has urged Congress to create a “National Housing Stabilization Fund” to provide short-term financial assistance and stability services […]

      Take Action Today View this email in your browser. NEW VOICES FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES   Campaign Partners in Healthcare, Child Welfare, and Local Government Speak at Opportunity Starts at Home Congressional Briefing The campaign hosted a congressional briefing on September 18 featuring three of its Steering Committee members: Children’s HealthWatch, Children’s Defense […]

      Take Action Today View this email in your browser. NEW VOICES FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES   Campaign Applauds Budget Deal and Urges Congress to Prioritize Housing Assistance  The Opportunity Starts at Home campaign’s multi-sector Steering Committee sent a letter on August 14 to leaders of the Senate and House Transportation-HUD Appropriations Subcommittees: Senators […]

      Take Action Today View this email in your browser. NEW VOICES FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES   Campaign Welcomes Housing Action Illinois and Prosperity Indiana as New State Partners!  The campaign is excited to announce two new state partners: Housing Action Illinois and Prosperity Indiana.  Both organizations were recently selected through the campaign’s “Endorsement Application,” […]

      Take Action Today View this email in your browser. NEW VOICES FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES   Affordable Housing Task Force Bill Reintroduced Take Action Now!  On June 11, Senators Todd Young (R-IN), Angus King (I-ME), and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), along with 13 bipartisan senators, reintroduced the Task Force on the Impact of the […]

      Take Action Today View this email in your browser. NEW VOICES FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES   Campaign Sends Letter to Congressional Leadership Urging Housing Investments Via Infrastructure Package On May 16, the campaign’s multi-sector Steering Committee sent a letter to Majority Leader McConnell, Minority Leader Schumer, Speaker Pelosi, and Minority Leader McCarthy, urging […]

      Take Action Today View this email in your browser. NEW VOICES FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES   Campaign Unveils National Polling Results; Finds Vast Majority Believes Housing Affordability Should Be “Top National Priority”  During a plenary session on March 28 at the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s annual Housing Policy Forum, the Opportunity Starts […]

      Take Action Today View this email in your browser. NEW VOICES FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES   TAKE ACTION NOW!   Tell Congress to Support $3.5 Billion Annually in the National Housing Trust Fund Please join the campaign’s Steering Committee and call on Congress to expand the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) to at […]

16 Cosponsors in Senate for Affordable Housing Task Force Legislation The “Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act” (S.3231) now has 16 bipartisan cosponsors, indicating significant momentum in the Senate to create an affordable housing task force to deeply study the nation’s crisis and to articulate robust solutions, as called for […]

Listen to the Latest Podcast Episodes Available Now on iTunes Episode 7 features Andrew Sperling, Director of Legislative and Policy Advocacy at the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). NAMI is the nation’s leading voice on mental health. Mr. Sperling discusses NAMI’s commitment to housing affordability issues, why NAMI joined the campaign’s Steering Committee, the […]

Take Action! Send a Letter to Congress to Support a Bipartisan Task Force On July 18, 2018, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-IN), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), and Angus King (I-ME), along with Senators Dean Heller (R-NV), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Doug Jones (D-AL), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced S.3231, Task Force […]

The US Conference of Mayors Endorses The Campaign “Communities across the country are challenged by ongoing federal disinvestment in affordable housing. The research is clear that housing is inextricably linked to nearly every measure of having a quality life.”  –US Conference of Mayors At its 86th annual meeting, the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) passed a […]