Arlington Neighbors for More Neighbors:About

Our Shared Mission
Neighbors for More Neighbors stands up for secure, abundant homes for everyone.

Our Shared Vision
We envision a future where we all find secure, affordable homes in neighborhoods we choose. Those neighborhoods may include great transit, a community where family and friends are neighbors, or complete neighborhoods with walkable errands and jobs. As we move through our lives, we find smaller and larger homes as our needs change, while staying in communities we love. We imagine a day where this is true for everyone: owners and renters, and people of all ethnicities and income levels.

Our Shared Values
We work for a region where everyone has a stable, humane place to live in the neighborhood they choose. To ensure people can access homes in neighborhoods with the amenities they value, our primary focus is ending exclusionary policies and legalizing less expensive homes. Addressing our housing shortage is necessary but not enough. We support the work of fellow housing justice organizations by showing up to support those leading on: We work towards racial justice within the context of housing justice
 * Policies are exclusionary when they allow some neighborhoods to avoid contributing their fair share of homes.
 * Homes can be less expensive when they are smaller, share the cost of land with more households, the building form and use is flexible, or have less parking.
 * We value universal access to great education, reliable transit, complete neighborhoods, clean air and water, and safe streets.
 * Passing and enforcing tenants’ rights
 * Investing in social and affordable housing
 * Proactive anti-displacement or anti-gentrification policies
 * We amplify and show up for housing justice efforts led by the people most affected
 * We will not supplant or organize counter to housing justice efforts led by the people most affected

Other Rules / Guidance

 * 1) Let's try to be kind to one another and have an open mind. Housing is a fraught, complex issue, with a huge number of intersecting variables. None of us have a monopoly on the truth, and we all have our part to play in making things better.
 * 2) While everyone is entitled to their view, please remember that this is Arlington Neighbors for MORE Neighbors (not fewer, or the same number). We can discuss where in Arlington those more neighbors should go, or in what kind of housing, etc., but they have to go somewhere.
 * 3) If you're running for political office and would like to be endorsed here, please reach out an admin or moderator to ensure that you're aligned with our goals