Guest Post

Safer Building Materials in Affordable Housing

Guest Post by Megan Liu & Erika Schreder with Toxic Free Future Toxic-Free Future and partners created a new tool called the Healthy Materials Matrix that makes it easier for affordable housing developers to avoid toxic chemicals and create healthier housing.  The … read more.

My Afternoon With Path With Art

“The things that a poem can teach them to see and to hear and to listen for are necessary.”-TKS How does poetry relate to housing? What power and presence can we glean from the arts to energize our affordable housing … read more.

“Bringing us into visceral proximity with the lives and plights of others”

The wise and magnificently talented Tracy K. Smith is the current U.S. Poet Laureate. HDC has the immense good fortune to have her as keynote speaker for our annual celebration on April 23, 2019. I recently read Ms. Smith’s poem … read more.

Housing and Homelessness Advocacy Day

Join HDC, the Washington Low Income Housing Alliance, and other partners in the affordable housing community for Housing and Homelessness Advocacy Day on February 28th. By participating in advocacy day you will Learn more about Housing Policy Build your Advocacy … read more.

JUST Program: Available to HDC Members

Guest post written by Francis Janes, JUST Program Manager Developed by Seattle based International Living Future Institute, the JUST Program is a robust and elegant social justice transparency platform and disclosure tool. The JUST Program can be viewed as a … read more.