We can ensure access for all Wisconsin residents to adequate and affordable housing. A secured home-ownership is an important step towards long term economic security and stability.
Housing is an especially pressing issue for Wisconsin residents who have left welfare.
Currently there are many efforts around the state to promote and produce affordable housing. Congress approved 50,000 new Section 8 housing vouchers in 1999 to assist families moving from welfare to work. Three Wisconsin housing authorities applied for these vouchers. Only Kenosha successfully obtained 100. For example, in Dane County the Community Development Authority recently endorsed a plan to set aside money to help build low cost housing.