The Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) campaign sent a letter to congressional leaders on January 27 urging that robust investments in housing vouchers, public housing, and the national Housing Trust Fund be included in the “Build Back Better Act.” Signatories to the letter included 42 leading national organizations from an array of sectors, such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, Catholic Charities USA, Cleveland Clinic, Healthcare Anchor Network, Food Research & Action Center, National Education Association, National League of Cities, and others.
The campaign calls for expanding rental assistance by $25 billion to serve over 300,000 households; investing $65 billion to repair the nation’s public housing infrastructure for more than two million residents.; and investing $15 billion in the national Housing Trust Fund to build and preserve 150,000 affordable homes and help end homelessness.
Read the campaign’s letter here.
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