Habitat Capital District Calls on Congressional Members to Take Action

Nationwide, housing costs are skyrocketing as more families lack access to a safe, affordable and decent place to call home. Here in New York, every one in 5 households pay half or more of their income on housing.

Alongside hundreds of local Habitat organizations and affordable housing advocates, this week in Washington, D.C., Habitat Capital District met with members of congress to urge action and prioritization of policies that will increase the number of affordable homes, especially for homeownership.

Congress must help address the historic low supply of affordable homes for sale and Habitat is asking legislators to do so immediately by supporting vital housing and community development programs in 2025 and through the passage of the bipartisan Neighborhood Homes Investment Act.

Habitat is also encouraging federal elected officials to learn more about housing issues around the world given the more than 1.1 billion people living in informal settlements.

 Join us and call on your elected leaders to invest in housing affordability today.