Photo of a brownstone home; angled from sidewalk view; document title: "Root Solutions for Housing and Land Justice: Affordable Housing Funding Practices"; copy across home windows clockwise l-r; "Housing is a basic human need"; "housing justice is racial justice"; "When our neighbors thrive, our community thrives!"; "Homes for people, not Wall Street"; copy over front door: "Everyone deserves a place to call home"; copy across steps: "dignity, abundance, human right, independence, community wealth, public

Local communities are organizing for transformative housing solutions, while racial equity practitioners in local government work to implement these solutions effectively. Through this series of briefs, we highlight wins that can inspire others to build equitable housing and community wealth models. Each brief presents  race-informed policies and plans that  address root causes of racial disparities in housing and development. 

These briefs build on the analysis presented in Race Forward’s “Root Causes of Housing and Land Injustice” series.

This resource supports community members seeking transformative housing solutions, government partners, and mission-aligned housing finance and development organizations. For additional examples, explore GARE’s repository of race-informed housing policies and plans

Download Affordable Housing Funding Policies