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TAKE ACTION: Ask our legislators to stabilize housing in Washington!

Show your support for affordable housing in Washington!

Washington can’t solve its housing crisis without serious investment. Right now, lawmakers are negotiating the final state budget—and the stakes are high.

Lawmakers are finalizing the state budget, and they’ve already shown strong support for affordable housing with significant funding for the Housing Trust Fund. The House has proposed $598 million, while the Senate has proposed $600 million for the Housing Trust Fund. These investments are essential for building affordable homes across Washington.

But without infrastructure, those homes can’t be built. The House also proposed $100 million for the Connecting Housing to Infrastructure Program (CHIP)—a vital tool that helps unlock affordable housing projects by funding the water, sewer, and other infrastructure they need. This will help projects like the Fort Lawton redevelopment in Seattle move forward. However, the Senate proposed just $65 million for CHIP.

Please use your voice to thank your representatives for their critical work on supporting affordable housing and to ask your senator to match the proposal in the House. We must take bold steps to address our state's housing crisis!

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State Senate

Subject: Support $600 Million for Housing Trust Fund and $100 Million for CHIP

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Dear Senator, As your constituent, I want to thank you for your continued leadership on affordable housing. With Washington’s deep shortage of affordable housing, we need bold and sustained investments to meet the scale of the challenge. I’m writing to urge you to support the major $600 million investment in the Housing Trust Fund, and especially to ensure that the Senate matches the House’s $100 million allocation for the Connecting Housing to Infrastructure Program (CHIP). The Housing Trust Fund remains the backbone of our state’s affordable housing strategy, providing critical funding for homes that serve seniors, veterans, people exiting homelessness, and low-income families. At the same time, CHIP plays a vital and complementary role—unlocking the development of thousands of affordable homes by funding the infrastructure needed to make those projects possible. The House has recognized this by proposing $100 million for CHIP, including funding for the long-planned redevelopment of Fort Lawton in Seattle. This is the level of investment we need if we’re serious about delivering on our housing goals. Without matching this funding in the Senate’s capital budget, we risk leaving shovel-ready affordable housing projects stranded—and delaying urgently needed homes for our neighbors. With nearly 650,000 affordable homes needed in Washington over the next 20 years, now is the time to rise to the occasion. Please support a robust Housing Trust Fund and fully match the House’s $100 million investment in CHIP so we can build, preserve, and connect more Washingtonians to affordable homes. Thank you again for your leadership and commitment to ensuring that all Washingtonians have access to safe, stable, and affordable housing.

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State House

Subject: Thank you for making big investments to the Housing Trust Fund!