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Housing Policy
Housing Development
Funding for Affordable Housing
Joining Forces focuses on a range of issues related to local, regional and state affordable housing needs and barriers.​

Housing Policy ​

Joining Forces advocates on the following policy issues: 

​Zoning
We advocate against exclusionary zoning and fight for zoning that encourages and supports affordability. Learn more about our work on zoning reform and consider joining our Zoning Committee! 

Local Policy
As policy issues come under scrutiny, we advocate around their impact on a municipality’s ability to create more affordability.
Current policy issues we are working on include: 
  • Evanston’s 3-Unrelated Rule 
  • Inclusionary Zoning​

State Policy
Each year we advocate for bills that will support increased affordability, and sometimes we even help to write and negotiate bills. Learn more about our state-level work and consider joining our State Policy Committee. ​​
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Housing Development ​​

As new opportunities to create affordability arise in our region, we support them through YIMBY (Yes, In My Back Yard) advocacy. We continuously engage in community education to correct misinformation about affordable housing and answer questions from people who want to support affordable housing but are concerned about NIMBY (Not in My Back Yard) viewpoints they hear from opponents of affordable housing.

Learn more about 
our YIMBY work and consider joining our YIMBY Committee!
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Funding for Affordable Housing ​

We advocate for municipalities and the State of Illinois to increase the funding they allocate to affordable housing measures every year. Learn more about the State of Illinois budget, and consider joining our State Policy Committee. ​

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