Enterprise CEO and President Shaun Donovan and Ohio Republican State Senator Michele Reynolds met in Cleveland to discuss key drivers behind the country’s housing crisis as well as practical solutions that transcend partisan divides. The key: building a bipartisan movement with leaders at every level committed to taking bold, innovative action.

Enterprise and JPMorganChase recently gathered affordable housing policy, finance, and development experts as well as congressional staffers to discuss strategies to stabilize the affordable housing industry and preserve the housing that is currently serving nearly five million households across the country.

As Los Angeles begins the long process of rebuilding after recent wildfires, affordable housing providers are taking hard-earned lessons from those who have been through similar disasters, while updating emergency plans and taking steps to reinforce buildings and procedures to prepare for future wildfires.

Elise Balboni, president of Enterprise Community Partner’s CDFI, discusses the impact of the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund.