Current Action Alerts: 

• Support HOME Funding
• Protect NeighborWorks America
• Advocate for safeguards in Opportunity Zones 
  

Support HOME Funding

Congress is deciding how much funding to include in the FY 2026 budget for the Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), which provides critical funding to community-based development organizations. Key decisions are being made now by the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) subcommittees in the House and Senate. If your legislator serves on a THUD subcommittee, your voice is powerful!

TAKE ACTION

• Check if your legislators serve on the Senate or House THUD subcommittees.
• If they do, find their contact info: Senate Directory | House Directory

Want to do more? You can strengthen your message by:

• Explaining how HOME funding has helped your community.

• Sharing state fact sheets and success stories

Protect NeighborWorks America

The President’s FY 2026 budget request seeks to eliminate NeighborWorks America, a congressionally chartered nonprofit organization. NeighborWorks has been a pillar of the community development field for decades, providing training, resources, and support that benefit organizations and communities.

TAKE ACTION

Contact your elected officials — particularly Republicans. Urge your governors, senators, representatives, and Trump administration contacts not to eliminate funding for NeighborWorks America. Tell them that NeighborWorks is essential to increasing the effectiveness of local nonprofits in providing affordable housing and supporting economic development. If you have examples of how NeighborWorks has benefitted your organization and your community, make sure to share them!

Opportunity Zones

Tell Congress Opportunity Zones Need Affordable Housing & Transparency. Congress is poised to extend the Opportunity Zones (OZs) tax incentive through 2033. While this program aims to spur investment in distressed areas, it lacks essential safeguards. Without reform, it could accelerate displacement rather than deliver affordable housing or community benefit. Opportunity Zones should benefit communities — not just investors!

TAKE ACTION

• Sign this letter. It will go directly to your members of Congress. 
  
  
• Want to do more? Post on social media. If you have X, it's effective for reaching Members of Congress. Tag your Senators and your Representative if space allows. Otherwise, prioritize Senators. Sample post:
  
  #Opportunity Zones need reform. Without transparency & a real commitment to affordable housing, #OZs can deepen inequities. We can't afford another decade of opaque, investor-first policy. [Tag your members of Congress here] do better. Your communities are watching! #UntilAllThrive