Tenant Working Groups

Our Tenant Working Groups bring together low-income tenant communities to create dedicated spaces for open discussion, leadership development, and collective action. By equipping residents with a unified voice, this program empowers tenants to constructively engage with stakeholders and advocate for safer, fairer, and higher housing standards. Over time, these forums build a resilient network of local leaders who are deeply invested in the long-term health, safety, and stability of their neighborhoods.

These groups connect passionate participants who want to focus specifically on landlord and tenant issues. Because the groups are organized by neighborhood, members can easily identify common local challenges, share lived experiences, and collaborate on uncovering the root causes of systemic housing issues.

Tenant Working Groups emphasize direct civic engagement. While the primary focus remains heavily rooted in local neighborhood improvements, the model encourages groups to join forces across different areas of the city they are in. This democratic structure allows members to work on a much larger scale, ensuring that grassroots solutions can ultimately influence broader housing policy and create lasting community change.