Local communities have a range of tools they can use to promote affordable housing in a way that meets local needs. At Building Changes, we see our role as helping cities and counties to find examples from across the state and the country, and evaluate what strategies will fit their needs and create the most bang for the buck.

A big focus of our recent planning work has involved working with stakeholders in Snohomish County to identify ways of creating and preserving more affordable housing across the county. We worked closely with the Housing Consortium of Everett and Snohomish County to develop an action plan for increasing the number of households receiving housing assistance over the next ten years. The result of our work is titled Housing within Reach: A Call to Action for Snohomish

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