Everyone deserves affordable and stable housing.
We must continue to take bold action to ensure that housing stability is a possibility for every generation. I am dedicated to finding permanent solutions for lowering or stabilizing rents by looking at how we can increase housing investments.
I also want to take a close look at stabilizing rents close to places of employment. With a large number of the organizations served in areas of affluence, we are constantly being pushed farther and farther out from job sites. The farther we are pushed out, the more costs are incurred such as lengthy childcare needs and transportation needs.
And the way I look at addressing the intersectionality’s of housing, homelessness, and mental health crises in our state is through a decolonized lens. I believe that we must approach them, not as siloed issues, but centering the individual as a whole. We need to create a model that wraps around the person touching on all the interconnected issues.
I believe that if we stop creating siloed programs and instead create a model that works together, we can begin true healing. This is a big shift in what we do now but having seen the benefits through the work NAYA does by providing wrap around services that work cohesively, we have seen major growths. So I will be dedicating a big portion of my time collaborating and uplifting organizations who are willing to take on the challenge of changing the way we view these issues and how we impact the communities that are most affected.
Endorsing Organizations
