Curious why housing costs keep rising—or how affordable housing actually helps solve homelessness? SV@Home and Destination: Home created Foundations of Affordable Housing to answer the most common questions people have about what “affordable housing” really means and why it matters.
If you care about homelessness and want to understand real solutions—not myths—this is for you. These short videos break it down simply and clearly, giving you the facts and language to talk confidently with others.
If you are interested in having SV@Home present Foundations of Affordable Housing in-person to your community group, please contact Alison Cingolani at alison@siliconvalleyathome.org.
Foundations of Affordable Housing 6-Part Series
THE HOUSING SHORTAGE AND WHO IS HARMED
HOW’D WE GET INTO THIS CRISIS?
AFFORDABLE HOUSING HELPS SOLVE THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS
HOW AFFORDABLE HOUSING WORKS
HOW AFFORDABLE HOUSING BENEFITS US ALL
HOW YOU CAN HELP
About Foundations of Affordable Housing
SV@Home created Foundations of Affordable Housing in partnership with Destination: Home in response to community questions and local research with focus groups. We have found that the public is deeply concerned about homelessness and housing affordability.
People understand that there is a problem, but may be confused about what we mean when we talk about affordable housing. They might not see a connection between building more housing and addressing homelessness or housing affordability, and they’re not sure they can trust the government’s ability to move the needle on homelessness. Still, people are also willing to address homelessness and hope that it can be solved.
This workshop is designed to empower you with a better understanding of affordable housing, and give you language you can use to talk with your neighbors about it. Broad public understanding of affordable housing is critical to having the public support we need to advance housing policies that can make the difference for our communities.
If you are interested in having SV@Home present Foundations of Affordable Housing to your community group, please contact Alison Cingolani at alison@siliconvalleyathome.org.