The following resources are tools to further understand the affordable housing crisis in the United States, and Wake County, in particular, its effects on health, and to raise awareness of advocacy organizations.
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ONE Wake
Advocacy and organizing. “ONE Wake is a non-partisan, multi-ethnic, multi-issue group of religious congregations, associations, and other non-profits in the Wake County area with aggregate membership totaling in excess of 50,000 households.”
North Carolina Housing Coalition
“The North Carolina Housing Coalition’s mission is to lead a movement to ensure that every North Carolinian has a home in which to live with dignity and opportunity.”
Wake County Housing Profile
WakeUP Wake County
“WakeUP Wake County promotes good growth planning and sustainable, healthy communities through education, advocacy and civic engagement, advancing a higher quality of life for all.”
“Impacts of Affordable Housing on Health,”
from the Center For Housing Policy
“How Does Housing Affect Health,” from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Family Promise of Wake County
“Our mission is to move families experiencing homelessness into
sustainable, permanent housing in our community through a continuum of support services”
The Carying Place
“Teaches homeless, working families with children, life skills for attaining independent living while providing short-term housing and support services to address their individual needs.”
Housing Matters
“The Housing Matters website aggregates information to demonstrate that better outcomes are possible with better housing”
Habitat for Humanity of Wake County
“Since 1985, Habitat Wake has partnered with homebuyers, donors and volunteers to build more than 800 safe, affordable, energy-efficient homes in all parts of Wake and Johnston counties.”
Eviction Lab
“The Eviction Lab is a team of researchers, students, and website architects who believe that a stable, affordable home is central to human flourishing and economic mobility. Accordingly, understanding the sudden, traumatic loss of home through eviction is foundational to understanding poverty in America.”
Livable Raleigh
“Livable Raleigh is a diverse group of your neighbors who love our city as you do, and who care about quality of life for every resident and all of our communities. We believe healthy, vibrant neighborhoods are the essential building blocks for Raleigh to be both bigger and better in the future. As we grow, we should lead the nation in equitable and sustainable development practices.”
