Ways to Advocate for Housing Right Now

• Attend your local planning board and council meetings to speak in favor or housing in your community – particularly affordable housing.
• Call or email your State Representative, State Senator, or local elected official and tell them we need more housing in all communities in Maine.
• ​Submit a letter to your town’s Planning Board, Council, or Select Board sharing why housing matters in your community.
• ​Share your housing story in a letter to the editor, blog post, or social media post
• ​Attend a housing summit or conference in Maine.
• ​Connect with the Maine Affordable Housing Coalition or join today. There is strength in numbers.

Here are some additional resources to inform your advocacy:

• ​Citizen’s Count: Affordable Housing and Property Rights
• ​Strong Towns: Getting a Response from Local Leaders
• Strong Towns: 9 Ways to Change an Elected Official’s Mind​​
• CityLab: NIMBYs Dominate Local Zoning Meetings