Supportive Housing Works.
Invite Congress to see it in Action.
August 24–28, 2026
What is Supportive Housing Week?
Supportive Housing Week is a nationwide initiative led by CSH to show members of Congress how supportive housing works in their communities.
During this week, Congress will be back in their home districts on recess. This week creates a powerful opportunity to engage lawmakers locally. Through tours, conversations with community members, and community-based experiences, Supportive Housing Week brings to life the real-world impact of supportive housing.
This coordinated effort will highlight how supportive housing strengthens communities across the country.
Why Participate in Supportive Housing Week
Supportive housing has a proven track record at breaking cycles of homelessness, improving public safety, and building thriving communities. By creating opportunities for members of Congress to engage directly with providers, residents, and community leaders in their districts, we can:
- Build stronger relationships with members of Congress
- Deepen understanding of how supportive housing contributes to safe, thriving communities
- Elevate solutions that align with common sense policy priorities across the political spectrum
When lawmakers can see supportive housing firsthand, the conversation shifts from abstract policy to real, tangible outcomes.
How to Get Involved
Our Supportive Housing Week toolkit equips providers, advocates, community leaders, and partners with everything you need to know about engaging your members of Congress.
You can get involved by:
- Hosting or participating in a site visit to engage your members of Congress while they are in-district
- Sharing stories and examples of supportive housing in action with Congress members
- Amplifying the message: Supportive Housing Works
Without housing, people end up back on the street,
and we’re responding to the same situations over and over again.
– Lt. Rodger H. Ollis Jr., Coatesville Police Department, Coatesville, PA
Supportive Housing Week Information Session
Jun 18, 2026 at 4 PM ET | 3 PM CT | 1 PM PT
Join us for an information session on Supportive Housing Week to learn how you and your organization can participate.
During this session, we’ll walk through:
- What Supportive Housing Week is and why it matters
- This year’s goals and how we’re building national momentum
- Tools, resources, and support available to help you take part
Supportive Housing Tour Toolkit
Sign up for a supportive housing tour toolkit to help you invite members of Congress to see how supportive housing works in your community. By signing up for the toolkit, you’ll receive:
Invitation Guide and Planning Checklist
Invitation Guide shows you how to identify the right members of Congress to invite and reach out.
Planning Checklist helps you plan, schedule, and organize your tour.
Social Media Toolkit and Media Relations Toolkit
Share moments from supportive housing week in a clear, consistent way, and engage local media.
Access Social Media Toolkit
Media Relations Toolkit (coming soon)
Nonpartisan Framing Guide
Summarizes the evidence for supportive housing and serves as a foundation for consistent, intentional communication.
Coming soon
Story Banking Template
For collecting and amplifying stories from people with first hand experience of supportive housing.
Coming soon
Checklist for Site and Tour Preparation
That has everything you need to know in one place.
Coming soon
State/In-District Brief Template
With local data to help make the case for supportive housing with your members of Congress.
Coming soon
Briefing Packet Template
To use the day of your site visit.
Coming soon
Run of Show Template
For your team to understand the schedule of events.
Coming soon)
Thank You/Follow-up Letter Template
To keep the conversation going after the site visit.
Coming soon
Shelter is an act of compassion in the moment.
Supportive housing is an act of commitment to someone’s future.
– Rev. David W. Greene, Sr., Purpose of Life Ministries, Indianapolis, IN
Why Supportive Housing Works
Supportive housing is one of the most measured, cost-effective, and accountable solutions for communities responding to visible homelessness. Supportive housing combines affordable housing with support services tailored to individual needs. Across the country, supportive housing helps communities do more with their resources, while delivering better outcomes for the people they serve.
Supportive housing works because it:
- Improves stability and well-being for individuals and families
- Reduces reliance on expensive crisis systems, including shelters, hospitals, and jails
- Strengthens communities by addressing interconnected challenges
- Advances shared priorities, including homelessness, behavioral health, veterans’ services, youth well-being, and community safety
Join the Movement
Supportive Housing Week is more than a week-long event, it’s a coordinated national effort to build understanding, strengthen partnerships, and advance solutions that work.
Together, we can open doors, share stories, and show what’s possible when communities invest in supportive housing.