Advocacy

Advocacy Goals:

Create housing at all affordable price points (up to 80% AMI), prioritizing creative options for residents earning <30% AMI
Preserve existing affordable housing including mobile homes
Center voices of people with lived experience in obtaining affordable housing
Urge local governments to collaborate with each other and non-profit partners to adopt policies that support housing affordability
Increase government, corporate , and philanthropic funding for housing that addresses the growing crisis of affordability
Increase the number of landlords who accept housing choice vouchers and similar programs

Maximize the number of on-site affordable units in new residential developments, including implementing, maintaining and strengthening inclusionary zoning ordinances and creating incentives for rental developers
Advocate for Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough to develop incentives for landlords to accept housing choice vouchers and similar programs
Promote affordable housing as the best use of suitable publicly-owned land
Ensure local governments dedicate tax revenues to support affordable housing
Enact systemic solutions for residents struggling to afford rising property taxes in historically Black and low-wealth neighborhoods
Streamline approval processes for affordable housing projects