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Residents press Alexandria to expand ARISE guaranteed income and fund deeper-affordability housing in FY2026 budget
Summary
Multiple speakers at the city's budget public hearing urged the council to extend the ARISE guaranteed-income pilot, create a locally funded voucher program, and unlock new revenue streams or bonds to close a multimillion-dollar funding gap for affordable housing.
Residents and community groups pressed the Alexandria City Council on March 15 to prioritize deeper-affordability housing in the city manager's proposed FY2026 operating and capital budgets.
Speakers representing Tenants and Workers United, Legal Aid Justice Center, Voice and other neighborhood groups asked the council to continue and expand the ARISE guaranteed-income pilot and to create locally funded voucher and rental subsidy programs targeted at households earning 40% to 50% of area median income.
"Housing is a human right," said Natalie Zelaya, a community organizer with Tenants and Workers United. Zelaya asked the council to include $5 million to extend…
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