Advocacy
2021 State Advocacy Priorities
2021 State Advocacy Priorities:
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SF373 - Homeownership Development Tax Credit
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SSB 1142 - Governor's Housing Bill
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HSB 178 - Governor's Housing Bill
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SF 10 - Real Estate Transfer Tax Moneys Transferred to the Housing Trust Fund
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SF 100 - Iowa Land Bank Act
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SF 201 - Home Modification Grant Program
2021 Advocacy Materials and Handouts:
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Habitat for Humanity of Iowa Revolving Loan Fund Handout (PDF)
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Iowa Affordable Homeownership Coalition Legislative Priorities for 2021 (PDF)
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Iowa Housing Partnership Priorities Handout (PDF)
General State Advocacy Priorities
National Advocacy Priorities
Cost of Home Campaign
Today, one in six families pay half or more of their income on their rent or mortgage, often choosing between paying for housing or nutritious food, reliable transportation or healthcare needs. That is unacceptable.
Your home shouldn’t cost you anywhere near half your paycheck. Home shouldn’t cost you your health or your children’s education. When the cost of home is your family’s future, the cost is too high. When the cost of home is any family’s future, that’s something none of us can afford.
On June 12, Habitat for Humanity will launch our first national advocacy campaign to mobilize local Habitat organizations, partners, volunteers and community members across the country to find solutions and help create policies that will allow 10 million individuals to have access to affordable homes.
Over the next five years, the campaign will improve home affordability by promoting policy and systems change in four key areas: supply and preservation of affordable homes, access to credit, land use, and communities of opportunity. Through the campaign, Habitat will look to engage housing advocates, Habitat homeowners, volunteers and supporters — as well as federal, state and local policymakers — to advance access to safe, decent and affordable homes.
Together, we can make the cost of home something we all can afford.