Issue Position: Championing Affordable Housing
Issue Position
Issues: Housing and Property
Safe, decent housing that is affordable is the foundation upon which stable families and vibrant, diverse communities are built. Our economy can grow when workers of all incomes have opportunities to live near their jobs, and businesses can recruit and retain employees. All Virginians deserve a safe, affordable place to call home, but too many of our citizens live in housing that is unsafe, overcrowded or simply too expensive for the income that they earn. Affordable housing is also the key to preventing and ending homelessness in the Commonwealth. Virginia should join the 39 other states across the country who have established housing trust funds to address the unmet housing needs in the Commonwealth.
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