Strengthening Our Workforce and Our Communities Through Housing Solutions

Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies

Chambers of commerce can play an important role in addressing workforce housing needs. Indeed, many of them are doing so --- particularly in communities in which high housing costs add to the cost of doing business. The initiatives undertaken by such chambers could benefit from the involvement of housing professionals. For their part, housing professionals could usefully solicit the involvement of the local business community, broadening the base of support for workforce housing initiatives…