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Candidates for elected office up and down the 2020 ballot must talk about how they will solve the housing affordability challenges in their communities and our nation. That’s the message Habitat is taking forward as it expands its Cost of Home advocacy campaign across the country.

In fiscal year 2019, Habitat served more than 7 million people, enlisting the support of more than 1.4 million volunteers. Those are among the takeaways from Habitat for Humanity International’s annual report which was published today.

One former president, one former first lady, three country music stars and 21 future Habitat for Humanity homeowners are swinging hammers and raising walls for new homes today in Nashville during the weeklong 36th Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project.

More than 100 Habitat for Humanity organizations throughout the country are calling on debate organizers and presidential candidates to address the nation’s urgent housing affordability needs.

Nearly 19 million households across the United States are spending at least half of their income on a place to live, often foregoing basic necessities like adequate food and health care to make ends meet. In response to that challenge, Habitat for Humanity is launching its first-ever nationwide advocacy campaign in the United States.

The White House’s fiscal year 2020 budget request proposes to eliminate funding for programs that support affordable housing, a move that would worsen the affordable housing shortage facing communities across the United States and the world.