Your voice as an employer can hold weight with decision-makers. Given the impact that housing has on the workforce, your organization can use its influence to support policies like inclusionary zoning and affordable housing funding allocations.
Large corporations that choose to invest in significant office space in a region can leverage their capital to help increase the housing supply while also addressing the issue of lack of access to capital for minority and women developers.
Surging rents and unprecedented growth in home prices, have created a surge in the number of renters and homeowners who are cost burdened. Use the HIT tool to learn more about who in our region can afford their housing costs and consider ways to make sure your workforce is representative of the community you are in and that employees have the wages they need to be able to afford housing here.
