Join the Home Team.

Home Wanted calls on communities, businesses, and agencies throughout Boulder County to address our region’s escalating housing needs. Together, we can implement strategies and policies for sustainable, affordable housing solutions to support our neighbors for generations to come.

December 2019 Newsletter

We have a plan. Now, we need YOU.

We all know the problem: the high cost of housing is squeezing people out of Boulder County, hurting businesses’ ability to attract and retain workers, and contributing to climate change with more traffic and longer commutes. Simply put, it is unraveling our community fabric. But we have a plan to address it. We need YOU.

What's your talent?

It's easy to join the Home Team: start by letting us get to know you better. Tell us about your skills and interests by completing this short survey.

Let’s work together to be part of the solution. This will take sustained, courageous action and commitment from elected officials, business leaders, and everyone else to reach the Home Wanted goal of tripling our current supply of affordable homes in 15 years. We will ensure that 12% of all homes in Boulder County are affordable by 2035 (we’re at 5% now).

What's your talent?

What else can you do right now?

Write letters and guest columns to your local papers, explaining why you support Home Wanted efforts to build an accessible community.

Write to your city council or town board members, tell them you support Home Wanted, and ask them to do all they can to back the effort to triple our supply of affordable homes across Boulder County by 2035, particularly around funding, regulations, and land.

Attend a city council or town board meeting and ask them to speak publicly about their support for Home Wanted, the Regional Housing Plan, and the need to act now.

Share the message through social media with a photo of you and the Home Wanted sign and ask others to get involved.

Talk with your employer about speaking out publicly on the need for more diverse and affordable housing for the workforce.

Bring your friends into this by hosting a neighborhood meeting.

Is the plan working? Here's some good news!

Our partners are doing amazing work building a more accessible, affordable community! Lafayette continues to explore short-term rentals and expanding zoning for accessory dwelling units beyond Old Town. Longmont celebrates the grand opening of Micah Homes Project, which will provide permanent affordable homes to families with disabled or elderly members. Exciting news in Boulder from our friends at Boulder Housing Partners and more great news from Attention Homes. Nederland celebrates the halfway point on the construction of the Tungsten Village community. What's next? Community Foundation Boulder County talks with Frank Alexander about what kind of community we are (or are not) building and what we can all do to help!

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Read

Food security starts with affordable homes for farm workers. Here is one story from a family who works hard to feed us, but can't afford a stable home.

Watch

Local small businesses need affordable homes for their workforce. Here's a timely example: Ski resorts are suffering without affordable workforce homes.

Act

This movement needs YOU! Complete our survey and join the Home Team.

When you are done filling yours out, recruit a friend! Let's build

Partners

Partnering to triple the affordable housing in Boulder County by 2035. Our goal is to ensure that families, seniors, our workforce and our children have access to an affordable home in their community.