Advocacy

Cost of Home

Habitat for Humanity seeks a world in which everyone has a decent place to live. But too many in the United States still struggle to afford the cost of home. Soaring rents and home prices have led to a substantial rise in housing cost burdens. Many renters face having to choose between paying for housing or for food, medical care or other essential expenses. Aspiring homebuyers are increasingly priced out of the housing market, setting back efforts to close homeownership gaps for households of color. This is unacceptable.

Through the Cost of Home campaign, launched in 2019, this five-year advocacy campaign through which local and state Habitat for Humanity organizations, partners, volunteers and community members across the United States are working together so that 10 million people have access to an affordable home.

In its fifth and final year, Cost of Home has already helped 6.6 million people access stable, affordable homes through our advocacy to influence more than 300 policies at the local, state and federal levels.