Good news! The Assembly Housing Committee voted unanimously 7-0 to pass AB 2244 (Wicks)! This bill would reduce residential parking requirements for newly built religious institutions to allow for the construction of housing, removing barriers for faith institutions that want to use their land to build affordable housing.
Thank you Assemblymember Buffy Wicks for your leadership, and the faith community for their continued support. AB 2244 now heads to the Assembly floor for a vote.
Continue to show your support for affordable housing solutions by submitting a simple support letter to the California Legislature. Use our quick and easy letter templates, which include instructions for submission:
Download AB 1911 sample letter.AB 1911 would create a new Affordable Housing Preservation Tax Credit (AHPTC) to support the preservation of tens of thousands of units of affordable housing that are at risk of converting to market rate or displacing low-income tenants.
Messaging Training: How to Talk About Housing Elements
Housing Elements can be a complicated, intimidating process —but with the right messaging, we can help break down barriers and motivate residents and advocates to get involved and shape better policy.
Join us with M+R Communications for a presentation that will lay out an approach for what to say and how to say it to bring people in, communicate the essentials, and get them engaged in the process.
There are two chances to join us for this training:
Through CAVE, resident services staff gain strategies for how to create a culture and practice of advocacy within their affordable housing communities, which empowers residents to advocate and participate in elections that directly impact their lives.
In case you missed it: NPH recently released the 2021 Annual Impact Report, our year-in-review which highlights our success and impact throughout 2021.
In 2021, NPH and our members and partners came together to continue leading sustainable and strategic actions toward affordable housing and racial justice in the Bay Area, meeting the moment by being responsive to the needs of our communities and our movement. Learn how in the report!
We’re hiring for more new positions! NPH is looking for people who are passionate about affordable housing to join our team.We're hiring for several positions, including two new positions, to help support our vision of housing and racial justice in the Bay Area:
4/18, NLIHC, Our Homes, Our Votes Webinar Series: The “Our Homes, Our Votes” webinar series brings experts with frontline election experience to walk through every step of voter engagement and support housing organizations’ nonpartisan election efforts.
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