The Truth About Affordable Housing is a PowerPoint presentation prepared by The Campaign for Affordable Housing (TCAH) to help educate the public about current issues in affordable housing. 

The presentation:

• highlights the gap between wages and shelter costs in communities throughout the country,
• describes the housing needs by occupation and income categories, and illustrates the breadth of the housing crisis.

In addition, it provides a visual lesson on the design trends and diversity of approaches to affordable housing, addresses the common misconceptions regarding density, traffic, property values and infrastructure impacts.

Click here to download TCAH's presentation.

(NMHC offers a similar presentation that can be customized to create community support for higher-density development.  Click here to learn more.)