Priority Area: Housing & Climate Nexus
Barrier: Wealth Gap

Challenge/Local/State

Description

State Solution
(Type of Activity: Policy/Regulation )

Develop community-based rebuilding programs. Several participants recommended state investment in “rebuild-with-community” programs, modeled after Habitat for Humanity, that would both improve housing conditions and maintain community ownership. These programs could channel climate funding toward resident-led rehabilitation instead of speculative redevelopment.

Existing Examples of Progress: IEGO’s inclusive economic development initiative under California Jobs First—a state-funded, cross-sector partnership focused on aligning economic and housing investments to support local workers—is another example of progress toward regional housing–jobs balance
Region: Inland Deserts

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