Blog
08/30/2022
AMI Limits
As they do each summer, HUD released the new Area Median Income (AMI) limits and rather than incremental change as we are accustomed to seeing, the numbers this year took big leaps across the board.…
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05/27/2022
Housing Disparity in Tacoma
The City of Tacoma released a comprehensive report on race-based disparity in homeownership in November 2021, which found clear disparities associated with Black populations owning homes. Read some of the more impactful data points within.
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03/26/2022
Habitat Challenge FAQs
Our urban rappel is back! The Habitat Challenge, set for Friday, September 16, 2022, is a daring fundraiser for Tacoma Habitat where you will find yourself 245' above Tacoma with just one way down. Learn…
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03/22/2022
Transformational $4.5M Gift
American author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gifted $436 million to Habitat for Humanity International, including a one-time, unrestricted $4.5M to Tacoma Habitat.
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03/10/2022
Sine Die, 2022
It’s Sine Die, the adjournment day of the 2022 Washington legislative session, and looking back at our 2022 legislative priorities, there's a lot to celebrate.
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12/29/2021
2021 Advocacy Review
A look back on what was accomplished in the advocacy arena in 2021, starting with the virtual legislative session, looking at Home in Tacoma, and how the American Rescue Plan Act funding impacted our communities.
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09/28/2021
American Rescue Plan Act Update
Tacoma Habitat works closely with local jurisdictions to to give voice to both the concerns of foreclosure and access to affordable homeownership opportunities and advocating for ARPA funding distributions in support of housing solutions.
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07/26/2021
Home in Tacoma Update
In order to address housing shortages and increase access to affordable and attainable housing, we must provide more opportunities to create housing. To serve the community, we must adapt.
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04/05/2021
Ordinance 28747, Tacoma
Tacoma City Council passed Ordinance 28747 enacting a 1/10 of 1% sales tax (a dime for every $100 spent) to support Affordable housing and behavioral health supports, including housing.
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