Below are list of different issues that will help make equal housing a reality. Click on one or many that interest you to be directed to habitat.org's form for you to easily submit an email to your local representatives. All you have to do is enter your name and address (confidential)!
Ask President Obama to make aid work! Sign Habitat’s White House petition.
Right now, President Obama and his senior advisors are debating the future of U.S. efforts to alleviate poverty, fight disease, and create economic opportunity for the world's poorest people. Their decisions can have a profound impact on how Habitat serves families in need around the globe. Sign the petition urging the White House to make a strong statement about America's commitment to development.
Ask Congress to reform foreign assistance—and include affordable housing.
With 1 billion of the world’s poor currently living in slums—and the number expected to double by 2030—there could not be a better time for Congress to reform assistance and increase a focus on the need for adequate housing.
Urge Congress to make adequate and affordable housing a top priority.
Photo by photo, Habitat supporters created a World Habitat Day mosaic that has been sent to the White House. Help drive home the point by reminding Congress: It all starts at home.
Ask Congress to support neighborhood revitalization.
Homes around the country are still being foreclosed at an alarming rate. Congress can help organizations like Habitat reclaim vacant properties and turn them into homes—but it takes resources to do it.
Ask Congress to fully fund the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act.
Community service is worth the investment to help our country get back on track and to help Habitat build homes with families in need. President Obama signed the Serve America Act into law, but Congress must provide the funding necessary to carry it out. Urge your elected leaders to fully fund the Serve America Act.
Tell Congress to pass the Slum Assistance Act.
Today, 1 billion people live in slums, and that number is growing rapidly. The U.S. can be a leader in the fight to help reduce global poverty and improve the lives of people living in slums. Urge your legislators to support the Shelter, Land and Urban Assistance Act of 2009.
Help Habitat build more homes―tell Congress to fund vital housing initiatives.
The economic crisis means more families need help. Habitat for Humanity is ready to help by building homes with low-income families in need. Along with the National Housing Trust Fund, Capital Magnet Fund grants would give Habitat vital resources to build more homes―homes our partner families need.
Ask your legislators: Make housing a priority.
In today's economic crisis, families looking for home loans are often left out in the cold. If our country makes a smart investment in vital affordable housing programs, families will find adequate housing in these especially tough times.
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