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POLICY-MAKERS
(local, regional, and state level elected, appointed, and bureaucrat officials)
THREE TYPES OF CATALYTIC ACTIONS
Shift power to historically marginalized Black and brown communities
Identify and repair racially biased and harmful practices
Prioritize development that creates inclusive housing opportunities, protects against displacement, and builds Black wealth
Shift Power
Adopt strategies to maximize resident participation in planning and development decisions. Recognize limitations in invitations to traditional engagement processes and partner with grassroots organizations to create new ways for disengaged community members to participate, including focus groups, surveys, language access, and technological innovations.
Confront decision-making processes that center on the loudest voices. Instead recognize unequally distributed power to participate in engagement and decision-making processes, and implement solutions to include a broad range of community members and perspectives that normally go unheard, such as expanded language access, outreach, and opportunities to participate.
Pass legislation and approve funding for tenants to purchase their buildings and stabilize their neighborhoods.
Identify and Repair
Fund projects and investments that partner with local community-based organizations and align with existing
community plans and visions.
Acquire properties in partnership with tenants and community-based organizations.
Advocate for policies that enable tenant and community-based organizations opportunities to acquire existing housing andvacant land.
Prioritize Development
Fund projects and investments that partner with local community-based organizations and align with existing
community plans and visions.
Acquire properties in partnership with tenants and community-based organizations.
Advocate for policies that enable tenant and community-based organizations opportunities to acquire existing housing andvacant land.