About Us

Overview

Today, for millions of hard-working Americans, a safe, good-quality home is a dying dream.

One in every seven American families — a record 17 million families — now spends more than half its income on home costs. The median, or middle-priced, home is out of reach for the middle-income family. If America's leaders don't address the growing home-affordability problem, the economic and social consequences for both families struggling to afford homes and the wider society will be far-reaching.

The challenge is huge. But compelling evidence suggests that we have what it takes to meet this challenge. Solutions exist. In some small towns, big cities and thriving suburbs, homes within reach of working families are already a vibrant reality, not a distant dream.

Homes for Working Families works to increase access to homes within reach of working families by partnering with employers, policy-makers and civic leaders to advance meaningful policy change at the local, state and national levels. Our efforts are designed to help ensure that teachers, police officers, retail associates, bank employees, young families, returning veterans and others will be able to find safe, good-quality homes within their reach near their places of work.