Why Affordable Housing Matters

The following documents are created to educate our community and supporters on the need for affordable housing in our service area and to show the impact your gift can make in the lives of families.  

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Op-Ed

• Working families need more housing options (Daily Camera, June 4, 2016)

Research

• Addressing the Growing Disparity of Affordable Housing Supply vs. Increasing AMI in Boulder County (pdf)

• Positive Impacts: Affordable Housing Leads to Economic Stability For Family & Community (pdf)   

• Homeownership and the Social Impact Benefits of Empowering Future Generations  (pdf) 

• ​Pride in Homeownership: Within and Beyond the Home 

• Why We Build -  Research by the MacArthur Foundation on How Housing Matters.  

• Our Local Need - Community statistics on the need for affordable housing in the Boulder Valley and the City and County of Broomfield.  (pdf) 

Other

• Flatirons Habitat for Humanity's Commitment to the Value of Human Dignity (pdf)