Home provides a strong sense of security and comfort — this is especially true for older adults. In Georgia alone, hundreds of homeowners across the state have partnered with their local Habitat to preserve their homes and their independence.
The Urban Instititute conducted interviews with stakeholders covering seven different policies that were supported directly or indirectly by Cost of Home. Participants shared background and details on the policies they supported as well as the impact of those policy changes on their communities.
Habitat funded the Urban Institute in 2023 to assess eight policy changes and conduct interviews with various stakeholders from the first four years of the Cost of Home campaign. Based on their findings, Urban Institute researchers found six key strategies for delivering policy and systems change at local, state and federal levels.
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Partnering with Habitat brings homeowners a world of new opportunities: financial security, potential advancement in jobs and education, independence, a strong sense of community and — perhaps best of all — the freedom and security of living without crushing housing costs or overwhelming worry.
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