At Genesee Habitat, we know the complexities that surround the cost of home. We know that one in eight Michiganders are paying more than 30% of their income on housing.¹  We also know that people take care of what they can, but with 78% of homes built well before 1990, the homes in Genesee County require constant maintenance and repair. The County has housing options for a wide range of living styles; yet 46 percent of all households struggle to afford basic needs and there are still families that find themselves unable to afford the cost of home.²
 
At Genesee Habitat, in addition to lifting our hammers, we also lift our voices to advocate for adequate shelter. We use our background of years of on-the-ground experience and policy expertise to advocate at the local, state and national level for reform in a non-confrontational and non-partisan way. Because, if there’s one thing we all can agree on, it’s that everyone deserves a decent place to live!
 


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¹2019 State of Home Affordability in Michigan. (2019). Retrieved from https://hfhi.sharepoint.com/sites/USAdvocacy/Shared%20Documents/Michigan%20State%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf  
²Genesee County Metropolitan Planning Commission. (2020, November 18). Genesee County Consolidated Plan 2020-2024 & 2020 Annual Action Plan. Retrieved December 7, 2020, from http://gcmpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Amended-ConPlan-11.18.20-.pdf