Housing is Everyone's Concern!

We want Sussex County DE

to be a welcoming community

where everyone can thrive!

Through advocacy and education,

we will engage the public and decision-makers

to build inclusive communities that are

affordable, equitable, empowering, and sustainable,

where everyone is connected and valued,

and everyone fully belongs and thrives.

our strategies

We intend to

Demonstrate support for affordable new homes
Maintain the current affordable housing stock
Help local authorities achieve housing targets

Grow Yimby activism

Coalition building
Small stakeholder meetings
Employer/employee survey
Research

education

Public educational campaigns
Training webinars on housing and advocacy
Summits and conferences
Research

policy change

Expand zoning and housing type options
Fund affordable housing
Fix broken incentives
Research

our story

We want a more

affordable and sustainable

Sussex County.

It all started with the Sussex Housing Group.
SHG is a partnership of organizations that includes representation from the public and private sector, non-profits and other community-based organizations, and communities. SHG works collaboratively on housing and community development issues as they affect communities in Sussex County, DE.

We’re a mix of long-time residents and newcomers, renters and homeowners, business owners and employees, families and individuals, citizens and immigrants, commuters, bus riders, cyclists and pedestrians. We see friends, family, and coworkers priced out of our area. We see sprawl consume acres of wilderness and increase the number of cars on the road. And we see an alternative. We want Sussex County to be an affordable and inclusive community. We can make Sussex County a place with homes for all, and where you don’t have to have a car to get around.

YIMBY's may or may not have experienced housing struggles, but some common ones are:

Struggling to find a home that
- fits their budget
- in the size required for the family
- and is safe and healthy

Having to move and live a far distance away from work, school, or community to find housing their salary allows them to afford
Having family and friends relocate to find affordable housing
Commuting hours a day to get to work
Spending years on waitlists for income-qualified housing
Having to decide between making a rent payment, or medical appointment, or car repair
Rooflessness, couch surfing, homelessness