Anne Shaffer Myers

advocate for people and communities globally, travel junkie, tennis player, director of @Habitat_org campaigns incl @costofhome, tweets are my own

[Michelle Nunn @MichelleNunn]

.@ReverendWarnock's powerful moral voice as we discussed how conflicts from Sudan to Haiti are really wars on the women & children who pay a devastating price. With AVP US Advocacy @anneshafferm and @CARE Chief Humanitarian Officer @Deepmala_Mahla

[Anne Shaffer Myers @anneshafferm]

Working with @Habitat_org alongside local communities, partners and policymakers to improve policies so that people living in informal settlements have a safe and secure place to call home. #HomeEquals #APUF8 #APHousingForum

[Anne Shaffer Myers @anneshafferm]

@WashProbs Walter’s Sports Bar on GA

[Anne Shaffer Myers @anneshafferm]

@toscanaeroporti what is your email address for baggage services? We need to update our delayed baggie delivery address!

[Habitat for Humanity @Habitat_org]

Today we delivered a letter to lead negotiators of the Build Better Act, calling on them to keep housing priorities in the bill. Signed by 375+ Habitat organizations across all 50 states, the letter outlines specific priorities that would invest in U.S. housing infrastructure.

[Anne Shaffer Myers @anneshafferm]

#TY to @SecFudge for spending time with us today. I encourage everyone to join part of it at 12:30 ET at https://t.co/bFI2pouCg3

[Secretary Marcia L. Fudge @SecFudge]

I am excited to meet with @SenatorWarnock, @SenOssoff, @RepNikema, Mayor @KeishaBottoms, and @Habitat_org today in Atlanta where we will discuss the historic housing investments in the #BuildBackBetter agenda!

[Anne Shaffer Myers @anneshafferm]

@washingtongas we have don’t have enough gas pressure at our house to cook or get hot water. We’ve been on hold for 2 hours waiting to speak to someone. Not cool. Please be more helpful?!

[Anne Shaffer Myers @anneshafferm]

Big day for housing yesterday!

[Habitat for Humanity @Habitat_org]

We applaud Congress for responding to our call for emergency mortgage assistance for low-income homeowners. The House and Senate included nearly $10 billion in mortgage payment support in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Full press release.

[Habitat Voices in Action @HabitatVoices]

#COVID19 is exacerbating the home affordability crisis across the US, making it even more important to #Vote to make the #CostOfHome affordable this November. #NationalVoterRegistrationDay . Check that you're #VoteReady today: https://t.co/mHjvTJztsS

[Anne Shaffer Myers @anneshafferm]

I’m tuned in now! Are you?

[Habitat for Humanity Asia-Pacific @Habitat_AP]

BOOKMARK THIS! Join our COO Patrick Canagasingham, @PennIUR’s @Genie_Birch, and @AnacludiaRossb1 of @CitiesAlliance as they discuss #COVID19’s impact on #housing and efforts to upgrade slums worldwide.
LIVE STREAM on July 28 at 9 pm SGT: https://t.co/GHLnZTJqXq

[POLITICO @politico]

When Obama awarded John Lewis a Medal of Freedom in 2011, the president said that “Generations from now, when parents teach their children what is meant by courage, the story of John Lewis will come to mind.” https://t.co/x6VYpawf36

[Habitat Voices in Action @HabitatVoices]

Today at 2 pm ET, @MorrisHabitat4's Blair Schleicher Wilson will join @YWCAUSA, @GoodwillIntl, and @BGCA_Clubs for a virtual briefing to discuss the economic support and emergency funding needed in the next #COVID19 relief package. Join the conversation using #Relief4Charities

[Anne Shaffer Myers @anneshafferm]

I so appreciate being a part of this movement to improve home affordability and stability including addressing the need for racial equity in housing. Happy first anniversary #CostOfHome. #TY to oh so many making it possible. #FlashbackFriday

[Habitat Buffalo @HabitatBuffalo]

Today @Habitat_org lifted the voices of those in need of decent, affordable housing. At #HabitatontheHill, advocates met with members of congress, urging representatives to support the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act and to help make the #CostOfHome something we all can afford.

[Kresge Foundation @kresgefdn]

1/2 The killing of #GeorgeFloyd was a consequence of the unremitting, insidious cancer of racism that lurks immediately below the surface of daily life. We must stand as one nation in demanding justice for victims of racial injustice. @RipRapson commentary https://t.co/r9okM1wclW

[Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity @tchabitat]

Read more here: https://t.co/aH4Bgitsrm

[Habitat Voices in Action @HabitatVoices]

Like @SChabitats, state and local Habitat organizations across the country are urging Congress to create a Housing Assistance Fund to ensure families experiencing the economic shocks of #COVID19 can remain in their homes.

[Anne Shaffer Myers @anneshafferm]

“>1 of every 4 Texans pays too much for his or her home, leaving less income for other basic necessities, incl utilities, food and education...#COVID19 is a health crisis, but it’s also a crisis on home.” #TY @amy_parham and @HabitatTexas for advocating for the #CostOfHome

[Habitat For Humanity Texas @HabitatTexas]

From the Habitat Texas executive director: Sheltering in place highlights Texas' housing problem https://t.co/BJ7Em2scmP via @wacotrib @CostOfHome

[Anne Shaffer Myers @anneshafferm]

Today, the 11th, I join @Action4Housing to #AchieveSDG11 esp. Target 11.1 for #adequatehousing and upgrading slums. The fast-moving challenge posed by the #COVID19 pandemic adds another urgent reason to ensure that people can shelter at home and protect their health and families.

[New York Times Opinion @nytopinion]

"The world’s public health systems and governments must make sure that people who live in slums, homeless encampments and refugee camps are not forgotten," say @LeeRiley18, @EvaRaphael and Robert Snyder https://t.co/5nU44E4Mrh

[Anne Shaffer Myers @anneshafferm]

"Housing policy is health policy...it will take creative thinking and decisive action now to prevent the additional, avoidable damage a renewed housing crisis could bring." Thank our policymakers for what they accomplished this week, but more must be done. https://t.co/5GJO6jTD5X

[Furman Center @FurmanCenterNYU]

We need "to think about housing as a strategy to prevent or abate future #pandemics by alleviating #overcrowding, reducing #homelessness, and addressing unsafe conditions." via @Shelterforce

https://t.co/sOXOd9AQ7N

[Anne Shaffer Myers @anneshafferm]

More than 18M families in the U.S. pay half or more of their income on housing, leaving little to no margin for lost income or increased health costs. Congress needs to support these families and the nonprofits that serve our communities. #HousingIsHealthcare #Relief4Charities

[Habitat for Humanity @Habitat_org]

Families now face both a public health & an economic crisis. The longer it goes on, the more it also becomes a housing emergency. Join us in calling on members of the U.S. Congress to prioritize low-income families and the organizations that work hard to serve them.