Why wait? You can contact your representatives any time to advocate for laws and policies that will address homelessness and severe shortage of affordable housing. Add your voice to the chorus of citizens demanding action on behalf of our neighbors who live in fear and insecurity without a place to call home..
Community Level:
Stay Informed – follow what’s happening in your community
Cities within Ada County: City Council meetings are open to the public. To find out how to attend, view online (if available), or read minutes and agendas, use these links:
Ada County Commissioners’ meetings: Regular meetings of the Board of the Ada County Commissioners are held at 8:00 a.m. weekdays, in the Commissioners’ Conference Room 3255, located in the Ada County Courthouse and Administration Building, 200 W. Front Street., Boise, Idaho 83702. Use the link below to find minutes and agendas.
State Level:
From EastIdahoNews.com: Idaho established a housing trust fund in ‘92, but it was never funded. What happened? Read the article below, then find your representatives and urge them to fund the Idaho Housing Trust Fund. To find your representatives, visit Take Action – Idaho Asset Building Network.
National Level:
In states all over the country, an organized effort is seeking to criminalize homelessness while attacking best practices like Housing First. Rather than camping bans and felony charges, NAEH believes we must speak out and rebut these convoluted proposals. Sign On to the Alliance’s Statement of Principles Against the Criminalization of Homelessness – National Alliance to End Homelessness
Join Habitat for Humanity’s Cost of Home campaign. Cost of Home is a five-year advocacy campaign through which local Habitat organizations, partners, volunteers and community members across the country are working together so that 10 million people have access to an affordable home. LEARN MORE HERE.
Do you want to learn more about advocacy? Check out IABN’s toolkit, An Affordable Home for Every Idahoan: A State and Federal Advocacy Toolkit