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Families across the United States are paying too high a price to keep a roof over their heads. Housing costs continue to rise while wages struggle to keep pace, forcing millions of households to make impossible choices between paying for housing and meeting other basic needs.

Today, more than 22 million renter households nationwide spend more than 30% of their income on housing, and over one in four renters spend more than half of what they earn just to stay housed. These severe cost burdens leave little for necessities like food, healthcare, transportation, and education.  provides.

The housing crisis is especially severe in California. More than half of renters in the state are housing cost-burdened, and nearly one-third spend over half of their income on housing. Meanwhile, the median home price in California has climbed to nearly $870,000, making homeownership out of reach for many working families.

Here in Ventura County, families face the same pressures. Rising housing costs mean that many households must stretch their budgets just to stay housed, leaving little room to save for the future. Too many families live in overcrowded or aging homes that need repairs, while others struggle with the instability that comes from constantly moving in search of something more affordable. The impacts reach far beyond housing; unstable living conditions affect health outcomes, children’s educational success, and long-term economic opportunity.

At Habitat Ventura, we're using our voice to advocate alongside people in need of safe, decent and affordable housing. Through collective advocacy efforts, we seek systematic and policy change that eliminates barriers to affordable housing. You can help us shape a Ventura County where everyone has a place to call home.