ADVOCACY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Affordable Housing is critical for the wellbeing of women and their families.

$4,415

Average monthly rent in the Mission– 2015.

$158,940

Salary needed to pay average monthly rent (assume 1/3 of income to rent).

$1,356,000

Median SF home price – 2015.

As a result of incredibly high rent prices, San Francisco’s low-income families, artists, seniors, activists, teachers, social workers and emergency responders have been forced to live in crowded conditions, work additional jobs, cut other necessary expenses or move to far-away areas, adding long commutes to their lives.

We believe that by taking an active role in anti-displacement and affordable housing activism, we are supporting these vulnerable-yet-valuable community members’ choice to live in San Francisco, and to keep their voices and creativity as part of our City’s larger feminist/progressive movement.

Currently The Women’s Building is Working to

  • Educate our clients, volunteers, staff, and the community on housing issues
  • Participate in community actions and campaigns
  • Support community efforts to stop luxury developments in the Mission District
  • Support community efforts to maintain and create more affordable housing
  • Provide meeting and coalition-building space for organizations working on issues of displacement

Collaborations

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San Francisco Latino Parity and Equity Coalition

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Housing Now!

Plaza 16 Coalition

San Francisco Latino Parity and Equity Coalition

Volunteer

Help us create better housing opportunities for low-income families in the Mission.

Volunteer Now

Contact

For more information, please call

(415) 431-1180 ext. 11