The Our Homes, Our Votes campaign, a nonpartisan initiative to boost voter turnout among low-income renters and elevate housing as an election issue, hosted its 2024 kickoff webinar on Monday, April 15. A recording of the webinar can be found here, and the slideshow can be found here. The next Our Homes, Our Votes webinar will take place on April 29 at 2:30 pm ET.
Diane Yentel, president and CEO of NLIHC, discussed why voting matters for housing justice, and how boosting voter turnout among low-income renters is critical to achieving NLIHC’s mission. Gwen Stembridge, education & partnerships coordinator at Nonprofit VOTE, summarized the latest “Nonprofit Power” report and its evidence on the effectiveness of nonprofit voter outreach, as well as the resources that Nonprofit VOTE makes available to support this work. Dr. Bambie Hayes-Brown, president and CEO of Georgia ACT, highlighted on-the-ground organizing activities across the state and the creative partnerships that enable Georgia ACT to reach voters in all communities. Courtney Cooperman, project manager of Our Homes, Our Votes, reviewed ways to get involved with the campaign beyond the webinar series and previewed the upcoming webinar scheduled for Monday, April 29. The webinar also featured a special message from Representative Nikema Williams (D-GA), lead sponsor of the “Unhoused VOTE Act” (H.R. 5294/S. 2971), about the bill’s provisions to expand the voting rights of unhoused people and the importance of increasing access to the ballot among historically disenfranchised communities. Click here to read a summary of the bill and see if your member of Congress is a cosponsor.
The following links were referenced on the call:
- Nonprofit VOTE’s Nonprofit Power report: https://www.nonprofitvote.org/nonprofit-power-report/
- Nonprofit VOTE pledge: https://www.nonprofitvote.org/nonprofitpledge/
- Summary of Unhoused VOTE Act: https://nlihc.org/resource/new-voting-rights-legislation-promotes-access-voting-among-unhoused-individuals-and
- Become an Our Homes, Our Votes affiliate: https://www.ourhomes-ourvotes.org/affiliates
- Join the Housing Providers Council: https://www.ourhomes-ourvotes.org/housing-providers-council
- Access the Our Homes, Our Votes resource library: https://www.ourhomes-ourvotes.org/resources
- Register to vote, check your voter registration status, sign up for election reminders, and find nonpartisan election information for your community: https://ourhomes.turbovote.org/?r=webinars
- Become a National Voter Registration Day partner: https://nationalvoterregistrationday.org/2024-partner-sign-up/?partner=nlihc24&source24=pp
- Preview the full webinar series agenda: https://www.ourhomes-ourvotes.org/webinars-2024
The next Our Homes, Our Votes webinar, “Laying the Groundwork for Your Campaign,” will take place on Monday, April 29, at 2:30 pm ET. Register for the webinar series here.