From the organizer:

The Eastside Housing Equity Coalition invites you to join us for our event “Eastside Conversations: Inclusive Budgeting for Affordable Housing” on Wednesday, 5/20 at 11:30 AM to discuss the upcoming biennial budgets and how we, together, can truly prioritize affordable housing and community needs throughout this process. This event is targeted at city staff that work on budgets and housing policies, local elected and appointed leaders, and policymakers as well as affordable housing providers, community members, advocates, and community-based organizations.

At this event, we will:

• Set the table with broad context about what biennial budgets are and why they are important. Include an outline of how people can share their voice in budget processes happening in Bellevue, Kirkland, and Redmond.

• Dialogue around how decision-makers can be more effective in engaging their communities to understand the need and priorities in the community especially as those relate to funding affordable housing capital, human services; operations, maintenance, & services (OMS); and community-based organization capacity and partnerships.

• Co-create inclusive budget processes and strategies to deepen understanding between decision-makers, affordable housing providers, and community members.

More Information: Eastside Conversations: Inclusive Budgeting for Affordable Housing