Welcome Home Coalition

"Welcome Home launched Community Conversations for Housing Justice to connect with community groups to facilitate conversations about the root causes of homelessness and to discuss solutions that are rooted in dignity and sustainability. Housing is on everybodys mind and many of us want to do something to fix the crisis but it can feel overwhelming. Lets come together and break down the issue and learn from each other and hopefully attendees leave these conversations with new information and action steps new relationships and new hope! Following a brief informational presentation by Welcome Homes director participants from our Voices for Housing Justice program who have lived experience with homelessness housing instability take time to share their personal stories. Afterward the Welcome Home director facilitates an open dialogue with event attendees about concerns and solutions to our housing crisis. The program seeks to connect with community members outside our coalition membership to create improved understanding and collaboration across difference."

"Civic Engagement and Coalition Building: We convene regular workgroups with our members to create and disseminate information and coordinate activities. A steering committee and community advisory committee also meet regularly to research and discuss current housing policies and how the coalition can influence more long term solutions to our regional affordable housing shortage. To continue to successfully pass policies that reflect the mission of our coalition we must ensure that the public understands the root causes of housing insecurity and expand the supply and access to affordable stable housing for all. The strategies we use to further these goals are policy recommendations public education and community leadership development.