On March 10, Take Action to Protect HUD and Affordable Homes!
What’s happening: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s approximately 8,300 employees run affordable housing programs that serve millions of people nationwide, including children, veterans, seniors and persons with disabilities. The administration has asked HUD to cut its workforce by about half, with deep cuts in field offices nationwide and threatened reductions to programs and funding.
Staff and funding cuts to an already under-resourced HUD will reduce government efficiency, increase housing instability and homelessness (especially for low-income families and individuals), and worsen an already historic national affordable housing crisis. Local communities and businesses will suffer, and property owners will lose rent revenue, which in turn could cause increased mortgage defaults and foreclosures.
What you can do: NAHRO is partnering with national organizations on a joint Day of Action. Join us on March 10, when organizations and people nationwide will take action to protect affordable housing!
Here are three things you can do:
- Call your senators and representatives. Ask them to stop reckless cuts to HUD staff and funding! Large and nonstrategic cuts will damage communities and worsen our national affordable housing crisis. Need talking points/contact information? Check our website.
- Ask your local organizations to sign onto a letter opposing cuts to HUD staff and funding: Join more than 500 groups nationwide: https://nlihc.quorum.us/campaign/111236/
- Host a local event! Hold a press conference with your local officials, partners and stakeholders, post about the call-in event on your social media channels, and more.
Talking points and call-in information are available on our website. Save the March 10 date and get ready to speak up for affordable housing!