Affordable and Inclusive Housing

Affordable and Inclusive Housing

Inclusive Housing Program

Since its founding, ERASE Racism has led region-wide and state-wide efforts to advance fair housing on Long Island through a multifaceted strategy that includes using research to identify and expose impediments to housing equity, educating stakeholders, forming coalitions, and advocating for policies to remedy and prevent racial segregation and discrimination.

ERASE Racism continues to be innovative in its approach, recently developing a unique assessment tool that can quantitatively measure a proposed housing development’s potential to reduce segregation and promote racial equity. See below for more on the tool!

ERASE Racism Launches a New Data Tool to Advance Affordable and Inclusive Housing in New York State

ERASE Racism proudly announces the launch of its innovative Affordable and Inclusive Housing Tool (AIHT), a groundbreaking online dashboard designed to guide and advance affordable and inclusive housing initiatives across New York State.

This user-friendly, interactive dashboard utilizes over 30 fair housing variables to:

1. Identify high-opportunity areas- prime locations for the placement of affordable housing
2. Identify low-opportunity areas that should receive more investments to improve local resources
3. Measure racial segregation throughout the state, and
4. Retrieve information on existing subsidized and multifamily housing.

The AIHT empowers its users to envision opportunities for affordable housing across New York State.

Long Island Housing Coalition:

ERASE Racism chairs the Long Island Housing Coalition, which includes over 20 organizations active on Long Island working to promote affordable and inclusive housing. The Coalition’s mission is to address Long Island’s ongoing housing crisis by promoting the development of affordable housing, ensuring that all residents have access to inclusive and fair housing, and educating the public on what affordability really looks like on Long Island.
 
For more information on the Long Island Housing Coalition, including on our upcoming community events please visit lihousingcoalition.org.
 

Affordable and Inclusive Housing Tool:

ERASE Racism’s Affordable and Inclusive Housing Tool (AIHT), is an interactive dashboard that utilizes over 30 fair housing variables to guide affordable and fair housing work across New York State. This tool enables housing providers, local governments, and advocates to help identify target neighborhoods for affordable housing development.

The AIHT can be used to:
1. Identify high-opportunity areas — prime locations for the placement of affordable housing
2. Identify low-opportunity areas that should receive more investments to improve local resources
3. Measure racial segregation throughout the state, and
4. Retrieve information on existing subsidized and multifamily housing.