Join the Movement for Affordable Housing: Become a Habitat Wake Advocacy Ambassador!

Register Now: Local Lobby Day!

Habitat Wake is hosting our first ever Local Lobby Day on Wednesday, May 4! All advocates for affordable housing in Wake County are encouraged to join, with no experience necessary.

During this day of action, affordable housing advocates from across Wake County will meet with their local elected officials to speak up for affordable housing. Habitat’s advocacy staff will provide all attendees with their meeting schedule, key asks, and talking points.

These lobby meetings will be a great opportunity for you to get to know your community better and make real change for the state of affordable housing in Wake County. The day will be full of fun and end with a celebration at a local brewery

RSVP now to let us know your availability!

Mark your calendar for more to come!

We have several training sessions and a Local Lobby Day planned. Mark your calendar now to make sure you don’t miss anything:

February 22 at 6pm on Zoom: Advocacy 101 Training
March 15 at 6pm on Zoom: Affordable Housing Policy Training
March 29 at 6pm on Zoom: Mobilization + Influencing Decision Makers Training
April 5 at 6pm on Zoom: Advocacy Communications Training
April 23: Local Lobby Day Prep Session
May 4: Local Lobby Day

The stakes are too high. We must take bold action on affordable housing

By advocating for policies, solutions, and funding for investment in affordable housing, we can increase affordable housing options for families in our community and bring us closer to our goal of affordable housing for all.

Stats about the influence of advocacy on affordable housing.

This is a tremendous opportunity to build homes, communities and hope; learn more about how racism impacts housing; and create lasting change.

Together, we are making a difference.

Let's do this!

Coming soon: Advocacy Ambassador Portal!

Already an Advocacy Ambassador? We’re so glad to have you on board! Soon you will have a password to enter the Ambassador-only webpage to access meeting recordings, digital resources, photos, and other special resources.

Jacquie Ayala

Director of Advocacy

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Holly Gallagher

Advocacy Specialist

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Advocacy News & Updates

Affordable Housing

Understanding the FY23 Wake County and City of Raleigh budget process
As you may have heard, it’s budget season! From now through June, our local governments will be considering funding priorities and gathering input from the community to inform the budget for next fiscal year. Public budgets are the guiding document for how taxpayer dollars are spent. They reflect a community’s values and investment priorities.

Local budgets must first provide critical services to residents, such as water and sewer infrastructure, trash collection, and public safety. Additional revenues can be allocated to other types of programs like arts and cultural resources.
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Affordable Housing

Shack-a-Thon 2022 is making a splash on the N.C. State Brickyard
Shack-a-Thon is a 20-year collaboration between the N.C. State Habitat for Humanity Chapter and Habitat Wake.

This past Sunday, I was out on the Brickyard at NC State’s campus and got to see students building shacks from the ground up for this year’s Shack-a-Thon to benefit Habitat Wake as well as raise awareness for affordable housing. I am here to tell you these students are strong, smart, innovative and ready to raise money!
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Affordable Housing

Local Lobby Day: May 4 2022!
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Women build matters: why we still need it
Every year, Habitats across the world take part in Women Build, an initiative that started 30 years ago in Charlotte, NC, when a group of women came together to build a house alongside a woman in the Habitat homebuyer program. This concept, championed by Habitat for Humanity International, has propelled the global movement for affordable housing to new heights.
- Read more about Women build matters: why we still need it
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6 things we learned this year at Habitat on the Hill
This month, over 600 staff, volunteers, homeowners, and advocates from across the country joined Habitat’s annual legislative conference, Habitat on the Hill. The conference gave us a chance to learn from our peer affiliates, underscore the need for affordable housing amid COVID-19, and, most importantly, advocate for policies and funding that support housing affordability to members of Congress.

Here are a few bits of knowledge we gained throughout the week:
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Affordable Housing

Habitat Wake Celebrates Black History Month with Action!
At Habitat Wake, we want to commemorate all those whose strides have broken barriers over centuries and geographic locations. We also cheer on those who are carrying the torch today, and we aim to be good partners in that labor—especially when it comes to housing.

The future of Black history relies on housing affordability
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