ONE-DAY HOUSING JUSTICE INSTITUTE
One-Day Housing Justice Institutes equip congregations and community leaders within a city with an overview of what it takes to address the housing crisis in their community. Typically, at the end of the day, a decision is made to start their own housing justice team.
The day provides an overview of our own housing stories, God’s story, the story of affordable housing in the US for the past 100 years — factors that have caused today’s crisis and what we have learned that works.
So far, 15 Institutes have been conducted: 5 in Colorado; 1 in Durham (NC); 7 in California: Monrovia, Temple City, Pasadena, Bellflower, Arcadia, Fullerton, Long Beach, and Placer County. In 2025 so far, one is being planned for La Cañada Flintridge on March 1st. The One-Day Housing Justice Institute in Placer County involved the County, plus several cities: Aubern, Lincon, Lumin Rocklin, and Roseville.

We explore topics tailored to the congregations in your city, such as:
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various models of how congregations are building affordable housing
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the development process
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best practices to end homelessness
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a practical theology of land use
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effective advocacy.
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provide an overview of policies
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what it takes to mobilize congregations to do housing justice.