Help build a city where everyone can live and thrive. We need density near transit, Passive Homes, and green space in every neighborhood. Sign up to volunteer for tabling and help talk with neighbors about what is at stake and how we win. Keep reading below for opportunities to get involved! 🧵(1/3)

We've officially opened our lottery for a spot on our September Vienna trip for our Activators (recurring and major donors). Drawing at the end of the month! Join today for a chance to win AND to help us reach our $5,000 April matching opportunity to organize for the comp plan.

Seattle's social housing aligns with the lessons laid out here. We required Passive House standards for new buildings and strong resident governance, and now we're fighting for Passive House and courtyard bonuses in our Comp Plan so we can do this at scale!

Calling all public banking fans - please donate to @waforpublicbanking.bsky.social to bring the president of the ONLY state public bank (ND) to WA to talk to our leaders about the transformative impact of a public bank. This would be a huge step in our fight for a public bank in WA state!

The Comprehensive Plan will decide if social housing can actually exist across our city--or stay blocked by outdated zoning. We didn’t win just to stop here. 📣 Join us April 6 at City Hall, 12PM. Let’s make social housing possible everywhere. #Seattle #SocialHousing #CompPlan

We need your help! We have a donor willing to match up to $5,000 in donations in April to fuel our comp plan work. HON is deeply invested in doing the leg work to translate the technical jargon into digestible pieces, and building the tools for you to jump into this work. See 🧵for ways to give:

Check out this opportunity to join the SSHD board during this exciting time!

Tonight! We'll make the Comp Plan make sense and actionable! Register: www.bit.ly/CompPlan2026

The word is out - Housey will be at the our table at the Judkins park light rail celebration tomorrow! We'll be near the Hendrix stage, stop by and show Housey some love.

We need your help mobilizing around the Comp Plan! Join HON and @futurewise.wa for a training on our Comp Plan, & why it matters so much for social housing! No experience necessary, all are welcome. Sign up today! Register at: www.bit.ly/CompPlan2026

Seattle needs to pass a bold comprehensive plan! Join us on Tuesday, March 31st at 6pm for a virtual training to learn how you can plug in with our efforts to make that happen. Register at bit.ly/CompPlan2026

Loving the extensive discussion of Housey from @citycastseattle.bsky.social and @bretthamil.bsky.social on the City Cast Seattle pod today. We would like to clarify that Housey uses they/them pronouns 😀. For all the fans out there, here's a blooper from Housey's day at the Capitol.

We’re in the @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social today ! www.seattletimes.com/opinion/soci...

Join us on March 24th for our monthly volunteer happy hour! 🍻 Come celebrate our bill officially becoming law and learn about how to get plugged in with our efforts to make sure social housing is supported in phase 2 of the comp plan. Snacks provided, bring a friend and come through!

Our next Lunch & Learn is coming up next week! Register: tinyurl.com/HONLLMar17

So proud of our team and wonderful to take a moment to celebrate at the Capitol!

A HON first! We passed our first bill ever at the state legislature, thanks to strong leadership from sponsor @staterepjuliareed.bsky.social and our many volunteers and supporters showing up to advocate. Let's build social housing...everywhere!

Join our next lunch & learn March 17 with author of There is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America, @brian-goldstone.bsky.social! We'll talk about the root causes leading to this current state, and how social housing is a tool to fight the status quo. Register: tinyurl.com/HONLLMar17

📣📣📣We’re looking for a new Clerk of the Board & Governance Administrator ! Could this be you ? Please help spread the word & see application details @ www.socialhousingseattle.org/careers

If you missed our February Lunch & Learn on Resident Management with guest speaker Saunatina Sanchez, catch it on our YouTube! youtu.be/4nXJ7IipGo4. We're super excited about our March Lunch & Learn - more details to come very soon!

Tomorrow! Register to join us at noon to talk all things resident governance! tinyurl.com/Feb25LL

We're hiring for a temporary Organizer! Apply by Feb 27 for priority consideration: www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=2...

Join us for a winter happy hour! HON volunteers are meeting up at Peloton Cafe on Tuesday, February 24th from. 5-7pm! RSVP at bit.ly/HONwinterHH

We're so proud to share our very first annual report! 2025 was the first year our organization pivoted from short-term campaigns to long-term organizing. We achieved a lot and are so thankful for everyone who has stayed plugged in beyond initiatives! www.houseourneighbors.org/annual-reports

👀🚨SEATTLE RENTERS!!!🚨👀 🔥RENTERS SURVEY ENDS TOMORROW🔥 ‼️Visit LINK IN BIO or YOURCITYSEATTLE.ORG ‼️ 📣 MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD 🌐 FILL OUT the survey 🤩 TELL YOUR FRIENDS and FAM #THISISYOURCITY #seattle #seattlerenters #seattlewa #rentersrights

In case you missed it over the long weekend, here's more coverage of the successful social housing tax passed by Prop 1A. We did this, together! www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Social housing implementation in Seattle will include creating strong resident governance systems. Join our next Lunch & Learn to hear about resources and experiences creating resident governance from our guest Saunatina Sanchez! Register for zoom link: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Yesterday we learned that the Excess Compensation Payroll Tax that we created by passing Prop 1A one year ago today brought in$115 million for social housing in 2025!

Thank you @staterepjuliareed.bsky.social for championing this nerdy bill! Onto the Senate!

What an amazing moment for this whole movement 😍

Update! Mayor Katie Wilson will be one of our guest speakers at our upcoming State of Social Housing. Tickets are going fast so make sure to register if you want to attend! tinyurl.com/stateofsocia...

Sign in PRO for SB 6201, which gives social housing the same property and excise tax exemptions that public housing authorities receive! This aligns with our primary bill, HB 1687, and we are looking forward to working with Seattle Social Housing to advocate for it. tinyurl.com/HONSB6201

Last night, the Board of Seattle Social Housing (SSH) voted to remove their CEO, Roberto Jimenez, effective immediately. To ensure leadership during this critical time for the organization, the Board also voted to appoint House our Neighbors (HON) Co-Executive Director Tiffani McCoy as interim CEO.

This Thursday !

Support the Creation of a Washington State Public Bank! open.substack.com/pub/waforpub...

We look forward to joining @nextcity.org for SolutionsFest this Thursday on their panel: Building Affordable Housing Without Federal Dollars. nextcity.org/events/detai...

In Feb, it will be the 3 year anniversary of passing I-135 and 1 year since passing Prop 1A. Join us to commemorate these victories, get an update on the current state of social housing, and hear what's coming up in 2026. More details and registration: tinyurl.com/stateofsocia...

"We now live w/a chronic housing shortage & associated affordability crisis, w/an unjustifiable share of national income being directed into the pockets of rentier landlords, a boom & bust cycle of housing investment that drives recessions across the entire economy..." jacobin.com/2025/12/amer...

Check out our new video recapping where we've been and where we're going. If you can donate $10, $25, $100 before the end of the year - every little bit helps to meet our fundraising goals for 2025! www.houseourneighbors.org/donate youtu.be/ekcHa-ecWRs

Honored to be highlighted in the top 10 Inequality Victories of 2025. "voters passed a ballot measure in February to tax excessive executive compensation to fund affordable housing... The measure passed by a 26-point margin, despite a well-funded opposition campaign." inequality.org/article/10-i...

Affordable Talaris, a Share The Cities working group, has been demanding change at the Talaris parcel in Laurelhurst to build different & more affordable housing alongside trees, wetland, and a future daylit creek. We are heartened by the news that this parcel may have a different future!

Thank you to CM Kettle for putting forward Amendment F to support social housing in the City Council's Legislative Agenda 🤩

Wonderful Sara! Thanks so much for being a social housing activator.

Reminder to register for our lunch & learn next Tuesday with School Board Director Joe Mizrahi! Learn how our housing affordability crisis is hurting our schools and why social and affordable housing are essential to a thriving public school system. Register for zoom link: tinyurl.com/HONLLDec9

Giving Tuesday Option 3: Workplace giving! Did you know many employers, including Microsoft, Google, Salesforce, Docusign, Gates Foundation, will match employee donations to nonprofits, allowing you to double your impact? Just look up House Our Neighbors Education Fund in your system!

Giving Tuesday option 2: Make a year-end gift to our 501(c)(4), and support volunteers during our Lobby Day on January 19. We will bring community members to Olympia to meet directly with legislators about our bill, HB 1687. givebutter.com/donateHON

This Giving Tuesday, we will be sharing 3 ways throughout the day to support the social housing movement! Option 1: It starts with $5! Become a Social Housing Activator member to sustain the wins we have achieved together and join an engaged community. www.houseourneighbors.org/social-housi...

Homelessness in the U.S. is far more pervasive than the official figures suggest: roughly four million people are without housing right now. Many are part of the low-wage labor force, powering the very economy that has abandoned them. I spoke with PBS News about this devastating reality (Part 1):

Don't forget to register for our last lunch and learn of 2025 with @joemiz.bsky.social! Register here zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Life comes at you fast.