Ben Miksch, Affordable Housing Policy and Advocacy Specialist

Have you read Bryce Covert's ThinkProgress article "It Would Actually Be Very Simple to End Homelessness" yet?

The in-depth article features our executive director Rachael Myers and Emerging Advocates Program graduate Kirk McClain and focuses on what it would take to actually end homelessness.And I have a positive update to the article: Kirk has moved into an apartment, thanks in part to some support from the programs that we all advocate for every year. Unfortunately, as we all know, there are still far too many people who need support, but aren't able to get it.

One of the solutions highlighted in the article is the United For Homes campaign. This is the proposal to provide the affordable housing our country needs by modifying the mortgage interest deduction to fund the National Housing Trust Fund. You can read more about the specifics of this proposal here.
As Bryce states in the closing of the article, "The solutions are there. The public is moving in the right direction. What is lacking is political willingness to spend money."

If your organization supports the idea that legislators should stand up for our most vulnerable, consider joining the Housing Alliance and 60 Washington State organizations and endorse the United For Homes campaign.

You can see the full list of endorsers here: nlihc.org/unitedforhomes/endorsers.