Advocacy in Action
From hosting Nebraska’s first Housing Affordability and Justice lobby day to testifying in hearings, from chairing state and local policy coalitions to developing educational resources for elected officials, we are active in shaping policy at every level. Our team also partners with local, state, and national organizations to amplify impact.
Recent Wins
Our advocacy has already led to significant progress in housing policy.
In 2025, we worked with coalition partners to pass seven housing development bills at the state legislature. We are co-chairing the We Make Omaha technical committee on housing, which is working to ensure that the City of Omaha's comprehensive plan revamp includes policy changes designed to accelerate housing production and affordability, and the Mayor's Affordable Housing Task Force. And we worked with partners in the City of Omaha and across the affordable housing ecosystem on an innovative public private partnership that will accelerate production of affordable housing in the urban core now, rather than a decade from now.
In 2024, Front Porch played an integral role on many key planning groups and advocacy coalitions, testified in key appropriations committee hearings, and sponsored the second annual Housing Affordability and Justice Lobby Day. We also worked with local coalition partners to support the passage of an ordinance to make it easier for homeowners throughout Omaha to build accessory dwelling units (ADUs) on their property to grow and diversify Omaha’s housing inventory.
In 2023, we worked with housing champions from both parties to introduce a coordinated package of five bills to reduce policy barriers and accelerate the production of affordable housing across Nebraska. We also hosted a first of its kind Housing Affordability and Justice Lobby Day, worked with Spark and NIFA to host a senator briefing on the new Statewide Strategic Housing Framework, and successfully engaged many business interests (chambers, realtors, home builders, developers, municipalities, economic development organizations) around our shared priorities. We also began work with the City of Omaha to implement the recommendations contained in the Housing Affordability Action Plan through participation on three implementation committees.
