Housing and Homelessness Positions and Actions

There is plenty of meaningful work that we can do better together. If you are interested in housing and homelessness, let’s talk about how to support our LWV positions in the coming year.

 

“With rents and home values rising at twice the rate of income, a 6 percent vacancy rate and the projected need of nearly 45,000 new housing units by 2040, housing is a necessary focus.”

~Debbie Bingham, City of Tacoma Program Manager

What LWVWA Positions can we support?

From Cynthia Stewart’s LWVWA 2024 Issue Paper: Affordable Housing & Homelessness
The LWVWA policy on housing, HO-1, states that “All levels of government and the private sector share the responsibility to help alleviate the housing shortage in the low-income sector. Identifying housing needs and planning to meet these needs is best done at the local level. The state should set minimum standards for safe and decent housing and provide for their enforcement. Policies should be formulated to allow for maximum use of available federal funding as well as encourage the participation of industry, business, local and nonprofit groups in meeting housing needs. The state government should provide information, assistance and coordination for housing programs at all levels.”