Join the Adaptive Reuse Initiative | 1,000,000 Homes in 10 Years

Save the Date March 4th - Lobby Advocacy Day Orientation. To prepare for the big day, we will host a virtual orientation via Zoom at 3:00 p.m. EST. Link: https://bit.ly/4r4uz7r March 18th - Join us for Lobby Advocacy Day in support of the State Adaptive Reuse and Sweat Equity Housing Act. Together, we will urge state representatives to recognize adaptive reuse as a vital housing solution and a critical step toward our shared mission of ending homelessness. Endorse the Adaptive Reuse Initiative Across the country, buildings sit empty while people sleep without a safe place to call home. This disconnect is not a failure of resources, but of priorities. The Bring America Home NOW campaign is activating a national Adaptive Reuse Initiative to turn what already exists into what is urgently needed: safe, dignified housing with supportive services. We are calling for the creation of 1,000,000 units of adaptive reuse housing over the next 10 years. By transforming vacant and underused buildings, we can move faster, lower costs, and deliver real housing solutions to people who cannot afford to wait. We invite communities across the country to stand with us and sign on in support of this initiative, advancing adaptive reuse as a housing-first solution rooted in dignity, efficiency, and care. What is Adaptive Reuse? Adaptive reuse reimagines existing buildings for new purposes while preserving their structure and character. It is about possibility, not demolition. A vacant hotel becomes permanent supportive housing. An old warehouse becomes apartments. A former school or office building becomes a community space. In the fight to end homelessness, adaptive reuse is powerful because it creates housing faster and at lower cost than new construction, while strengthening communities rather than displacing them. Our Core Demand: States must invest in and remove barriers to converting vacant and underused buildings into housing at scale. We call for the creation of 1,000,000 units of adaptive reuse housing by 2032, with leadership from people who have lived experience of homelessness guiding every step of this work.  Endorse the Campaign By signing on, your organization takes a stand for what is possible. You commit to helping create 1,000,000 units of adaptive reuse housing by 2032 and to advancing solutions that meet people where they are, with dignity and urgency. Now is the time to act. Whether you are a housing provider, advocate, architect, community leader, or concerned organization, your voice and leadership matter. There is a role for you in this movement. Join us in advancing real solutions, honoring lived experience, and meeting this crisis with the urgency it deserves. Together, we can secure Housing NOW.