The Urban Instititute conducted interviews with stakeholders covering seven different policies that were supported directly or indirectly by Cost of Home. Participants shared background and details on the policies they supported as well as the impact of those policy changes on their communities.
In 2023, Habitat funded the Urban Institute to assess policy changes and interview stakeholders from Cost of Home’s first four years. Researchers identified six key strategies for driving policy and systems change.
Held in Austin, Texas, the 2025 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project brought together volunteers from around the world to build 25 affordable, energy-efficient homes in the Whisper Valley development.
Home is the Key partner Chico’s FAS believes in empowering women — and understands the central role that having access to a decent, affordable place to live can play in changing lives.
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