Key Issues

1 in 3 households in the U.S. spends more than one third of their income on housing.* This issue impacts every community nationwide and becomes especially acute after a natural disaster. New federal policy is needed to facilitate an immediate disaster response capable of serving long-term housing needs. Supplying homes for both disaster recovery and workforce housing will require innovation in construction, finance, and design. Following are several ideas on display in Cypress CDC’s Concept Home for the 2023 Innovative Housing Showcase.

*Source: Habitat for Humanity