How Renter Protections Keep Families in Their Homes

Three stories of resilience from the Bay Area

This Renter Protections Storybook highlights three human-centered stories that demonstrate why our ability to thrive depends on the stability, health, and safety of our homes.

Storytelling is one of the most compelling tools we have to illustrate the power of overly-complicated or abstract housing policies — putting people and their homes front and center. From the experience of navigating injustice to making change happen in unlikely places, this Renter Protections Storybook highlights three human-centered stories that demonstrate why our ability to thrive depends on the stability, health, and safety of our homes. 

The goal of this storybook is to help advocates, decision-makers, and the media better communicate what’s at stake for our communities, and how housing solutions can benefit all of us. 

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