Resources
Learn more about people and housing by accessing the following resources:
Connections
Housing Justice! produces weekly publications called CONNECTIONS which contain timely articles that pertain to housing, economic and justice issues. Become aware of what is going on in the housing world to be better prepared to advocate for affordable housing. Click on the link above to view the most recent Connections. The editions of Connections are listed in chronological order, with the latest editions at the top.
Issue Briefs
In order to convey that the affordable housing crisis is far more than just a shortage of housing, Housing Justice! has started writing 2-page issue briefs relating housing to other topics such as health, education, and the environment. To read our brief on housing and economic development, please click here. To read our brief on housing and health, please click here. To read our brief on housing and education, please click here. These are .pdf files which require the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, please click here to download it for free.
Contact us if you would like to help write future briefs.
Statewide Homelessness Study
On the evening of August 28, 2006, the Colorado Interagency Council on Homelessness, along with hundreds of volunteers, conducted a "point-in-time" study of homeless persons in Colorado. The study found an estimated 16,203 homeless men, women, and children in Colorado. Click here for the full report.
Children and Housing PDF
Housing Justice!, Housing Colorado! and the Colorado Children's Campaign have worked together to produce an excellent resource on how Colorado's Affordable Housing Crisis affects children. Click here to view it or print it. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, please click here to download it for free.
Video on Poverty
Click here for a link to a 60-second video clip describing the issues of poverty.
People's Walk for Housing Justice: Final Report
View Blake Chambliss's Final Report on the People's Walk for Housing Justice
Housing Justice! Video
To watch the first 27 minute Housing Justice! video on Real Player, click here. The Housing Justice! video can be purchased for $7.50. Please contact us by email at info@housingjustice.org or by phone at (303) 825-3604.
Affordable Housing Glossary
Find the definitions of commonly used terms in the Affordable Housing world.