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Policy Advocacy Overview
The National Housing Trust advances federal, state, and local policies that create equitable and sustainable communities by safeguarding our nation's affordable homes. We work with our partners to preserve and improve affordable housing by:
- Shaping legislation and policy implementation to protect existing housing resources;
- Documenting successful, cost effective and replicable affordable housing preservation state and local policy solutions;
- Leading a coalition of affordable housing preservation advocates and practitioners known as the Preservation Working Group; and
- Providing research and analysis on our nation's at risk affordable homes.
The National Housing Trust works on a broad
array of issues as we safeguard affordable homes, including
neighborhood stabilization, green building, transit oriented
development, and smart growth development.
Learn More:
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170115163250im_/http://www.nhtinc.org/images/uploaded_images/hazel_after.jpg) | Federally Subsidized Affordable Housing >> We
encourage federal policymakers to ensure that appropriate regulatory
and legislative action is taken to protect and improve federally
subsidized affordable homes.
| ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170115163250im_/http://www.nhtinc.org/images/uploaded_images/cucumber-seedling-farmers.jpg) | Green Preservation >> We advance policies that simultaneously support greening and preserving affordable housing.
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| Low Income Housing Tax Credit >> We
work in almost every state to ensure that the Low Income Housing Tax
Credit remains a critical resource for preserving and improving
affordable housing.
| ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170115163250im_/http://www.nhtinc.org/images/uploaded_images/happy_family.gif) | State and Local Preservation Resources >> We
consistently encourage state and local governments to target their
limited housing subsidy resources towards improving existing affordable
homes. We also provide a comprehensive guide to state and local
preservation resources.
| ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170115163250im_/http://www.nhtinc.org/images/uploaded_images/rail.gif) | Transit-Connected Affordable Homes >> We
advance policies that secure and expand affordable housing
opportunities near transit at both the federal level and in cities
across the country. |
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