SacramentoHousingAlliance

AffordableHousingFactSheet
The h Crisis Ci i
Thetoolsneededtobuildqualityaffordablehomesforour communitiesarerapidlyvanishing!Withresourcesdryingup,thegoal ofincreasingtheselfsufficiencyofallSacramentansisbecoming increasinglydifficult. Recently,thestateeliminatedourmajorlocalfundingsourcefor buildingaffordablehomes.Also,SacramentoCountysrequirement that15%ofallnewdevelopmentsincludeaffordablehomesisonthe choppingblock.Homeswithsupportiveservicesforpeoplewith disabilitiesandthosewhoarehomelessarenolongerbeingbuilt. Affordablehomesofferlowincomeindividualsandfamilies opportunitiestoaccesssafeandqualityplacestolive,sleep,eat,learn andplay.However,everydaywelearnthatmoreofthefundingand toolsusedtobuildaffordablehomesaredisappearing. Asrentscontinuetorise,wemustholdourelectedleadersaccountable toensurethatsafeandaffordablehomesarebuilt forresidentsofallincomelevels.

Sacramento County
JointheFight g &HoldYourLocal LeadersAccountable
ThisFall&Winteryou caninfluence SacramentoCountysInclusionaryHousing Ordinancerevisionprocess&outcome.The revisionprocessincludesimportant opportunitiesfor f public bl inputb before f itis adoptedinDecember,2013. Protectingandincreasingaccesstoaffordable homesforworkingfamilies,personswith disabilities,students,andveteransrequiresa unitedvoiceandconstantcollaboration. Pleasejoinus!

Sacramento Co.November GeneralPlan6 Public a th for Join us th Workshop February27 Stakeholders at2:00pm SpecialCommunity SupervisorsChambers Action Planning Meeting 700HStreet,Sac95814
3PM- Sacramento Housing Alliance
1800 21st Street, Street Suite 100 100- Sacramento, Sacramento 95811

TheNeed
Nearly220,000Sacramento Countyfamiliesliveinrentalhomes.

24,000Countyhomesareovercrowded.Theaveragerenting
familymakeslessthan$35,000ayearandcannotaffordan average2bedroomapartment. OverhalfofallrentersintheCountyareoverburdenedbyrental costs t the th cannot tafford. ff d

Togetherwewillworktoprotectmixed incomehousingordinances,findalternative fundingsources,andhelpdecisionmakers crafteffectiveresponsestothisaffordable housingcrisis. Weneedyourinvolvementnowinourfight toprotectaffordablehomes!

Nearly50,000Sacramentansappliedforaffordablehousing
vouchersandonly3,000madeitonthewaitinglist.

TheCountymustdevelopover22,400affordablehomesto
satisfyfutureaffordablehousingdemandsby2020.

GetInvolved!
Thisisyourtimetoactandpromoteasharedvision foramoreinclusivecommunity. y SignupforActionAlertsat www.SacHousingAlliance.org Writetoyourlocalelectedleadersand discusshousingconcernswithyour community ParticipatewiththeHousingAlliancein stakeholder k h ld meetings i &public bli hearings h i Foradditionalinformationpleasecontact: Tamie@SacHousingAlliance.org
Sources:AmericanCommunitySurvey2010(3yearest.),SacramentoHousingandRedevelopment Agency(SHRA), SacramentoCountyOfficeofEducation(SCOE), SacramentoAreaCouncilof Governments(SACOG), SacramentoCountyandSacramentoStepsForward(SSF).

By2030thenumberofseniorswillgrow125%.Manyseniors
liveonfixedincomesandlackaffordablehousingoptions. 68,200 Sacramentanshaveindependentlivingdifficultythat makesfindingaccessibleaffordablehousingevenharder.

Over11,300 SacramentoCountystudents(K12)arenotsure
wheretheywillgohometoeachnight.

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