Affordable Housing Advocates

10/20/2026

Last week was a busy one at Affordable Housing Advocates—filled with opportunities to connect, celebrate, and advocate!

🤝 We participated in the Healthy York County Coalition Fall Forum, joining community partners in conversations about the health and well-being of our community.

👏 We recognized our Resident Services staff for their dedication to supporting residents and helping them build stability and connections.

🏡 We wrapped up our residential Open Houses, welcoming visitors and sharing a closer look at our housing communities.

🎤 We partnered with Bell Socialization Services, Inc. to deliver a housing presentation for participants in Leadership York’s Leadership Training Program.

💬 Our CEO participated in Senator Dave McCormick’s Red Tape Dialogues, bringing a housing perspective to the discussion of childcare and its connection to housing stability.

Thank you to our staff, board members, residents, and community partners for helping move our mission forward!

09/22/2026

The National Low Income Housing Coalition's annual Out of Reach report compares wages with the cost of modest rental housing throughout the country. Its primary measure, the “Housing Wage” is the hourly wage a person must earn while working 40 hours per week to afford HUD’s Fair Market Rent without spending more than 30% of household income on housing costs.

Nationally, the 2026 Housing Wage is $34.73 per hour for a two-bedroom rental home. Pennsylvania ranks 28th among states and jurisdictions based on its two-bedroom Housing Wage of $28.87/hour. A Pennsylvania minimum-wage worker would need to work approximately four full-time jobs to afford a modest two-bedroom rental home at Fair Market Rent.

Information relative to the York-Hanover area:
• 24% percent of households in the York-Hanover area are renters.
• $25.67 per hour, or an annual income of $53,500 is what is needed to be able to afford a two-bedroom rental at Fair Market Rent.
• If an individual earns the minimum wage ($7.25/hour), that same individual would have to work 112 hours per week to afford a one-bedroom unit at FMR ($1,060) and 142 hours per week to afford a two-bedroom unit at FMR ($1,335).

These findings reinforce the continuing need for affordable housing development, preservation, rental assistance, and resident-support efforts. Although York-Hanover rental costs are lower than Pennsylvania’s statewide averages, they remain out of reach for minimum-wage workers and many households employed in lower-wage occupations.

This is one of the reasons why we advocate.

https://nlihc.org/oor

shows how difficult it is for renters to find affordable housing. Find out how much a renter must earn to afford a modest home at https://nlihc.org/oor

09/21/2026

A few members of the Affordable Housing Advocates team were proud to participate in the United Way of York County's Day of Caring on Friday! Our team spent the morning completing landscaping work at the Graham Aquatic Center (YMCA of the Roses - York County).

We are grateful for the opportunity to work alongside others in service to our community - and proud of our team members for volunteering their time and talents to help make York County a better place to live, work, and thrive.

09/18/2026

One of our team members, Carrie, is a Habitat homeowner! Yesterday, she had the opportunity to visit the Chestnut Street Revitalization Project and share how homeownership has impacted her and her family. 🏠

09/15/2026

Affordable Housing Advocates is looking for dedicated people to join our team and contribute to the work happening across our organization and communities.

If you’re interested in building a career where your work has a meaningful impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Visit the Careers page on our website to view our current openings, read the full job descriptions.

https://ahadvocates.org/careers/

09/14/2026

41 years. What an incredible milestone.

Yesterday marked Deb’s 41st anniversary with AHA. More than four decades of her career have been part of this organization, its growth, and the work we do in our community.

There aren’t many occasions when we get to celebrate a milestone like this, and we certainly don’t take it for granted.

Deb, thank you for 41 years of dedication to AHA. We’re incredibly fortunate to have you as part of our story. Happy anniversary! 💜

09/09/2026

Another day, another AHA birthday. We’re starting to think September is just one long celebration. 🎉

Today we’re celebrating Adam, who helps keep our communities clean and welcoming.

Happy birthday, Adam! We hope your day is a little less work and a lot more cake. 🎂

09/08/2026

Today we’re celebrating Bruce’s birthday! 🥳

Please join us in wishing him a very happy birthday and a wonderful year ahead. Bruce is one of our Maintenance Mechanics, and we’re grateful for all he does to help care for our communities and support our residents.

09/02/2026

🚨 We need our community! 🚨

Friends & Neighbors is currently OUT of several items that our neighbors depend on every day. If you're able to donate any of the following, it would make a huge difference:

🎒 Backpacks
🧻 Tissues
🧴 Lotion
🧼 Bath wipes
🦟 Bug spray
💄 Chapstick
🧴 Deodorant
🔦 Flashlights
🧴 Hand sanitizer
☔ Ponchos
🛖 Tarps

Every item on this list goes directly to someone in our community who needs it. If you can pick up a few extra when you're out shopping, or want to organize a small drive with friends, family, or coworkers, we'd be so grateful.

📍 Drop-offs welcome at Friends & Neighbors (Monday-Friday 9am-4pm) thank you for being part of a community that shows up for each other! 💛

If you would like to make a monetary donation please visit our website under the donation section!
www.fnofpa.org

08/26/2026

Today we celebrate Kim and her 12 years of service and dedication to AHA.

As our Chief Housing Officer, Kim oversees our communities and leads our Community Manager and Service Coordinator teams, helping ensure each community has what it needs to be successful and sustainable.

Please join us in wishing Kim a happy anniversary and thanking her for all she does for AHA and the communities we serve!