1. Housing Is Infrastructure: Why We Need to Make the Case to Our Communities Heather Voorman National Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies

2. Housing is Infrastructure: Reframing the Conversation

3. The Message is Backfiring
Who wants to live next to poor people?
I worked to get out of the ghetto.
Most people I know are doing pretty OK. These data don’t sound right to me.
What has changed? Why is this happening to more people these days?
This issue has nothing to do with me. It’s not my responsibility to solve other’s problems.

4. Are We Part of the Problem?

5. Telling the Story of Community

6. What are the Impacts of Investment in Affordable Housing?
Transportation/Commuting
Economic/Workforce
Children/Families

7. It’s Happening in Your Community!
Making the link between the
housing affordability issues and
your community.

8. What Can You Do?
Capture the Impacts
Reframe the Story
Tell the Story

9. What Can You Do? Press Conferences Ground breakings Ribbon cuttings
Social media (Facebook, Twitter)
Local Website
Newspapers
Newsletters

11. Questions? Heather Voorman, JD NALHFA Policy Director
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