There is a massive housing crisis in DC. Landlords have raised rents rapidly since the end of the pandemic rent freeze, eviction filings are spiking, and thousands of our neighbors are sleeping outside. Meanwhile, developers continue to construct luxury buildings that few DC residents can actually afford. This crisis and the displacement it causes disproportionately impact Black and brown District residents.

The D.C. Green New Deal for Social Housing would create government-owned, mixed-affordability housing as a solution to meet our community's housing, economic, and climate needs. Read the bill here.