This week’s featured Actions
In advance of this September’s launch, here are some sample solutions
from the business, faith, health care, government, and civic sectors.
Stay tuned for more actions and more sectors in the coming weeks!
Provide mobile services to individuals experiencing homelessness
Deliver on-site critical health services to help combat episodic and chronic homelessness.
Invest in the development of affordable housing
Join with health care companies across the country that have already experienced the benefits of building affordable housing.
Support employees facing eviction or in need of costly home repairs
Establish a comprehensive assistance program to provide funds for employees facing utility shut-offs or eviction.
Adopt a Housing First approach
Build partnerships across sectors to support the obtaining and retaining of housing for individuals and families as they start to rise out of poverty.
Connect skilled or experienced congregants to volunteer housing work
Organize congregants with relevant skills who want to make a long-term commitment to working in affordable housing.
Support community members facing eviction
Establish a comprehensive assistance program to provide funds for individuals and families facing utility shut-offs or eviction, while also connecting them with support services.
Donate land or funds to create affordable housing
Identify land to donate or fund construction of affordable housing. Invest in impact-funds focused on affordable housing.
Bring education programs to shelters and affordable housing communities
Extend your teaching beyond the classroom and forge partnerships with local shelters and affordable housing leaders.
Participate in cross-sector partnerships focused on affordable housing
Create building initiatives and establish partnerships that increase the development of affordable housing in your region.
Advocate for affordable housing
Connect with decision-makers in the community and amplify the voices of those needing affordable housing.
Host a first-time home buyer fair
Help break down barriers to home ownership by hosting an informational fair.
Partner with companies bringing new technology to housing solutions
Create a new initiative to collaborate with builders utilizing innovative approaches to homelessness.
Fund holistic housing models
Invest in partnerships for mixed income residences that have a holistic social service model.