Advancing Equitable Community-Centered Housing Policies
The Policy Fund is the key policy arm of the Partnership for the Bay’s Future and recognizes that bold policy change is needed to address our housing shortage and affordability challenges. Managed by the San Francisco Foundation, the Policy Fund builds the capacity and networks required for equitable local policy change by partnering community groups who bring the voices of those usually excluded from policymaking efforts with local governments to create and successfully implement policies that enable more Bay Area residents to remain in their communities.
The Policy Fund facilitates innovative and equitable housing policies by:
Placing fellows within local governments to provide expertise and capacity, and facilitate collaboration between government and community
Developing trusting, effective partnerships between government officials and community partners to co-create policy and advocate for change
Showcasing how insiders and outsiders can collaborate to pass equitable policies
Promoting success with peer learning and technical assistance to realize policy goals
Providing proof of concept so other jurisdictions can adapt policies for their communities
Developing a robust regional network and a community of practice made up of housing advocates in local government and community-based organizations
