Keynote Panel
Our Housing Crisis: How we got here and what we can do
Has affordable housing always been this difficult to find? If not, how did we get into the situation that we are in? Is the affordable housing availability in Franklin County better, worse, or just like everywhere else in the country?
Working on the development of affordable housing is a daunting task. Is there any help from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or from the Federal Government available now or in the wings? Are there things that citizens can do with or without government help to create more affordable housing?
These and other topics will be considered by our keynote panel of:
- Brian Sargent, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, UMass Amherst
- Linda Dunlavy, Executive Director, Franklin Regional Council of Governments
- State Senator Jo Comerford
Senator Jo Comerford's slides: Housing as a Human Right - SEN Comerford.pdf
Gina Govoni's slides: Housing in Franklin County.pdf
Want to talk with others about these ideas? Try our community discussion board housingishumanright.net
