In good times and bad (right now they are supposed to be good or getting better), economically speaking, the need for affordable housing has remained a critical issue. Primarily because the need in our communities, for affordable housing, is not being met. One of the most important voices that needs to be heard and the one most noticeably missing, is that of the people who live in subsidized housing, on the waiting list for that housing or who otherwise ‘need’ subsidized housing in order to adequately support their family. The Affordable Housing Advocacy Project (AHAP) was funded by the City of Berkeley to organized the residents of subsidized housing and those who need this housing so that their voice can be heard.

The long term goal of AHAP is to increase the supply of subsidized housing and improve conditions in existing subsidized housing, where needed, through the raised voices of the people who live in or will live the housing.