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⚡️NEW REPORT on SOCIAL HOUSING! 🏘️️ Together with @powerswitchact & @PolicyLink, we’ve outlined how building + managing housing in the public interest can guide us out of our housing crisis. Interested? Learn from work happening across the country! 📘: localprog.org/SocialHousingR…

Together with @policylink and @LocalProgress, we've developed a new toolkit that: ✅ outlines key principles for social housing, ✅ examines 10 policies currently happening across the US, and ✅ offers a deep dive into 2 case studies: Seattle, WA, and Montgomery County, MD

Discover how local governments are advancing social housing solutions for the public good. Written by @PolicyLink, @powerswitchact, and @LocalProgress, our new report shares principles, policies, and real-world examples. ➡️ policylink.org/resources-tool…

Have you checked our Careers page lately? We're excited to share these opportunities with our organization. We are committed to building lasting change and need people ready to help drive this mission forward. 🔗 Apply now to join our team: policylink.org/about-us/caree…

🏘️ Eviction Prevention=Public Health 🩺 Join us for a #webinar on advancing health equity through stronger eviction policies. Experts will share insights on addressing housing instability, medical debt & more. 📅 Register now: americanbar.zoom.us/webinar/regist… #HousingJustice #HealthEquity

We're seeking a Senior Associate to join the Water Equity & Climate Resilience team. This role will be essential in advancing efforts to address water equity & climate resilience, particularly in communities most vulnerable to climate change. Apply now: plcylk.org/sa-wecr

ALL people in the U.S. should have access to clean, safe, and affordable drinking water. If passed, the AQUA Act would authorize a permanent water affordability program to ensure that everyone in this nation has secure access to safe drinking water. climatewaterequity.org/statement-aqua…

We're seeking a Senior Associate to join the #Housing team. This role is key in working to create equitable housing solutions and protect communities from displacement, particularly in areas most affected by racial and economic inequities. 🔗Apply now: plcylk.org/sa-housing

PolicyLink is excited to celebrate the introduction of the Know Who Owns Your Home Act by @RepLBR and @RepMaxineWaters. The Act would direct the @HUDgov to study the need for and feasibility of a national residential rental registry. Read the bill here: bluntrochester.house.gov/news/documentq…

In the spirit of reimagining, Check out the Reimagining Democracy for a Good Life asset portal to download sharable assets you can use on your social media channels! plcylk.org/rd-portal

Each word or idea is a touchstone that connects to how a reimagined democracy can revitalize a nation and its people. Our first idea in the series is “A good life.” We offer these words as suggestions to explore what is possible in our collective aspirations to live a good life.

Language is a building block for transformation. Reimagining Democracy: The Language of A Good Life explores the meanings of key ideas through words we reimagined or uncovered in the podcast series - Reimagining Democracy For a Good Life: plcylk.org/rd4agl

💰Let's close the water affordability gap: A new @EPA report says the U.S. needs $8.8 billion a year to make water bills affordable for struggling families. This is a solvable problem if we support bills like the H2O UP Act & AQUA Act! #SafeAffordableWater

⚡️SAVE THE DATE: JANUARY 23, 2025⚡️ Join us, @LocalProgress, and @policylink for the launch of our new social housing toolkit! We'll hear from organizers and policymakers about social housing experiments happening all across the US. RSVP here: bit.ly/Housing4ThePeo…

Repairing Roots is more than a tribute to historic Black towns– it’s a call for reparative spatial justice. By exposing systemic harms, this lays a foundation for healing & repairing, creating inclusive communities where justice & belonging are centered. plcylk.org/repairing-roots

The election is history. Where do we go from here? Read from leaders of @policylink and @KCScholars: bit.ly/3ZKC1Ka @mikemcafee06 #inclusion

What would it look like if the US social safety net focused not on enforcing benefit exclusion rules, but rather on helping people? We need to forge a new path forward and redefine what it means to live in a nation that serves all its people. nonprofitquarterly.org/why-we-must-re…

What will it take to create a new ideological framework for our nation that allows us to appreciate the humanity in everyone? The panelists for this webinar will try to answer this question and share narrative strategies to redesign a nation for all. plcylk.org/cctw-webinar

Revolutionary love starts with us. In her powerful @SSIReview piece, The Call is Coming from Inside the House, Vanice Dunn challenges us to reflect on how we engage with one another in the movement for equity. Read more in SSIR: ssir.org/articles/entry… #WeAreTheFounders