AHLA is a grassroots nonprofit organization working to solve Southern California’s housing crisis by advocating for more housing at all levels of affordability. We are composed of community members whose primary interest is making housing more affordable.

AHLA envisions Los Angeles County as a place where every resident can find an affordable home that meets their needs in their neighborhood choice. We aspire to create sustainable and diverse communities that prioritize accessibility, minimize car dependency, and foster a healthier and more inclusive environment for all.

We believe that building more homes will make housing more affordable; nobody should have to spend more than a third of their income on housing.

We believe housing is a human right and that Los Angeles’ mass homelessness is a human rights violation caused by the city’s housing shortage. We have a moral obligation to house everyone.

 We believe that people should be able to find housing that meets their needs without having to leave their neighborhood.

We believe that dense, walkable neighborhoods are crucial for limiting sprawl and reducing car dependency and fossil fuel use, which is essential for the long-term health of our planet

The housing shortage is rooted in a long history of racist practices. Systemic racism, both the legacy of explicitly racist policies and an ongoing system of implicitly racist ones, hurts people of color and makes our communities more segregated. Historically, federal, state, and local governments have used housing policy to exclude people of color, and these policies continue to negatively impact people today.

People of color are also especially vulnerable to the soaring costs caused by the housing shortage. Deliberate policies have denied many ethnic groups, particularly Black families, access to housing wealth and opportunity. These policies continue to the present day in the form of modern exclusionary housing policies.

Recognizing this shameful history is an essential first step; but we need to take ambitious action to right historical wrongs.

AHLA’s advocacy prioritizes racial justice and equity in our community, guided by the following goals:

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Expanding opportunities for homeownership and generational wealth building among communities of color.

Ensuring that communities of color have equal access to healthy neighborhoods, where climate change readiness is high, and impact from vehicle emissions is low.