While community-based groups have focused on building power to shift policy at the local and state level, it is increasingly evident that transformative change also needs to happen at the federal level, in both policy and investment. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the inherent links between health, housing, safety, and community like never before. Public opinion is recognizing that housing security is fundamental to economic security, our safety and health, and our ability to feel part of a community and participate in the democratic process. While Black, Latinx, Indigenous, immigrant, and other communities of color continue to be the most negatively impacted by housing insecurity, they still have the least say in the policies and investments that shape our lives.
We have an unprecedented opportunity to win breakthrough campaigns at the federal level and to strengthen community-led efforts to organize and advocate for just and equitable solutions.