Revolutionizing the culture of financial preparedness to build stronger communities and prevent housing insecurity.
"Prepare before the crisis."
The Problem
Housing insecurity affects millions of people across the United States, but it is often treated as a problem that begins only when someone loses their home. In reality, housing insecurity can begin much earlier, when families struggle to afford rent, fall behind on payments, or have little financial room to handle an unexpected expense. Today, too many people are left without the financial security, knowledge, resources, and support needed to remain securely housed.
8 in 10
participants said their eviction filing limited their future housing options.
People experiencing homelessness on a single night in 2025 reached
745,652
12.1M
Households spent more than half of their income on housing, leaving little financial room for the unexpected.
Who We Are
The Housing Security Project is a youth-led organization working to revolutionize the culture of financial preparedness and prevent housing insecurity in communities. Through financial education, community initiatives, volunteer projects, and advocacy, we encourage healthy financial habits, strengthen support systems, and help create communities where people are better prepared for financial hardship before it becomes a housing crisis.
Our Approach
01. Build Knowledge
Through financial literacy programs, educational resources, workshops, and community outreach, we teach young people practical skills in saving, budgeting, spending, credit, debt, emergency planning, and housing. We encourage healthy financial habits that help people prepare for unexpected hardship before it becomes a crisis.
02. Build Connection
Through public education, personal stories, community conversations, and awareness initiatives, we encourage people to view saving, planning ahead, and preparing for unexpected hardship as habits worth building rather than actions taken only when a crisis occurs.
03. Build Action
Through chapters, volunteer projects, and advocacy, we spread HSP's mission to students and communities, supporting local initiatives and working to develop and pass policies that strengthen housing and financial security.
Get Involved
Chapter Program
Volunteer Program
Share Your Story
About Us
Empowering young people and communities to revolutionize financial preparedness.
Our Vision
A future where financial preparedness is part of everyday life, where people are encouraged to save, plan ahead, and build the financial security needed to withstand unexpected hardship. We want to help create a culture of self-reliance where people are better prepared before a financial crisis becomes a housing crisis, while ensuring that those facing circumstances beyond their control have support when they need it.
Our Mission
Empowering young people and communities to revolutionize the culture of financial preparedness by building financial security, developing healthy saving habits, and creating support systems that prevent housing insecurity, so no individual or family faces them alone.
What We Believe
We believe housing security starts before a crisis. Building healthy spending and saving habits, preparing for unexpected expenses, and understanding how to manage money can help people remain financially stable when hardships occur.
We want to help create a culture where saving and financial preparedness are part of everyday life, not something people think about only after a crisis begins. At the same time, we believe strong community and public support systems are essential for people facing circumstances beyond their control.
“I used to think that financial planning was something I would worry about when I was older. The Housing Security Project helped me understand that the habits I build now can shape my financial security later. Learning how to budget, save, prepare for unexpected expenses, and understand financial choices gave me skills that I can carry into adulthood. Starting early makes financial security feel less like a distant goal and more like something I can actively build.”
- Youth Participant
“Facing eviction can make you feel like no one is listening. The Housing Security Project helped me understand my options, find resources, and feel like my voice mattered. Knowing that our experiences are also being shared with legislators made me feel like we’re not just dealing with these problems, but we’re also helping create change.”
- Community Member
Get Involved
Join the movement to prevent housing insecurity.
Why Get Involved?
We believe everyone should have an opportunity to contribute to the fight against housing insecurity. Young people have an important role to play in understanding housing insecurity and creating change in their communities.
Through our programs, HSP members work directly on the HSP mission: financial education, the policy process from start to finish, drafting legislation, gathering community perspectives, and advocating for proposals to turn student-developed ideas into real policy change.
Our Approach
1. Build Knowledge
2. Build Connection
3. Build Action
Chapter Program
Start or join a chapter in your school or community to lead educational programs, service projects, and advocacy initiatives!
Volunteer Program
Assist us in supporting the fight against housing insecurity through education, research, community service, and outreach!
Join the Housing Security Project Today!
Chapters
Bring the Housing Security Project to your school or community.
What is an HSP Chapter?
We believe young people have an important role to play in understanding housing insecurity and creating change in their communities.
Through our chapter program, we support young people as they lead projects focused on financial education, housing awareness, community support, and advocacy. Our chapters bring HSP's mission into their own communities through educational programs, fundraisers, service projects, and other local initiatives.
Chapter leaders will:
Receive a chapter toolkit
Gain access to the global HSP community
Collaborate on policy proposals and advocacy campaigns
Gain access to financial educational resources
Participate in national HSP initiatives and projects
Receive mentorship and support from the HSP team
Ready to start a chapter?
Before applying to become a Chapter Leader, check out our guide and ensure you are ready to bring the mission of the Housing Security Project to your community!
Our chapter directory is currently being updated. Please check back soon for a full list of our active chapters!
Volunteer
Contribute your skills to support our mission.
Ways to Volunteer
We believe everyone should have an opportunity to contribute to the fight against housing insecurity.
Through our volunteer program, we connect young people with opportunities to support The Housing Security Project through education, research, community service, fundraising, outreach, and advocacy.
Volunteer hours can be approved upon providing an accurate record to the HSP team or to Chapter Leadership.
Share Your Story
Every story deserves to be heard.
"By sharing these stories, we work to reduce stigma, build understanding, and remind communities that housing insecurity can affect anyone."
We believe that behind every experience with housing insecurity is a person and a story that deserves to be heard. Through HSP, we invite individuals and families affected by housing insecurity, eviction, or financial hardship to share their experiences and help others better understand the realities behind these issues.
We respect the privacy of everyone who shares their story with us. Stories may be shared anonymously, and we will not publicly identify or share personal information without permission.
We are currently collecting stories from our community. Check back soon to read experiences and insights from those impacted by housing insecurity and our programs.
HSP Team
Incoming Story
We are currently collecting stories from our community. Check back soon to read experiences and insights from those impacted by housing insecurity and our programs.
HSP Team
Incoming Story
We are currently collecting stories from our community. Check back soon to read experiences and insights from those impacted by housing insecurity and our programs.
