Welcome to the UNZIPPED +Impact Hub
and #RaiseTheRoof Impact Campaign
The world is in crisis. Record breaking numbers of families cannot afford a decent place to call home. Many households are just a paycheck away from houselessness.
Our film and impact campaign #RaiseTheRoof are an urgent call to action to create more equitable housing solutions for every community, and every family, in America and around the world.
On this page, you’ll find inspiring resources, opportunities to support affordable housing & homeless advocacy organizations, and ways to get involved in the movement to enshrine housing as a human right.
This hub experience was made possible by our partner:
JOIN THE MOVEMENT TO
ENSHRINE HOUSING
AS A HUMAN RIGHT
#RaiseTheRoof
Contribute to the UNZIPPED Launch Campaign
Help us continue our mission to spread awareness and action on the affordable housing crisis. 100% of donations will go to UNZIPPED’s launch and affordable housing impact campaign #RaiseTheRoof.
Additionally, 10% of all film proceeds will then go to local, national, and international affordable housing and homeless advocacy partner organizations.
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Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity offers several opportunities to build or repair homes with families, in addition to volunteer work opportunities at your local Habitat ReStore. Invite your friends and family to join!
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Find Housing Resources Near You
The UNZIPPED #RaiseTheRoof Zip Code Tracker lets you easily search for affordable housing, homeless services, continuum of care, renter protection, and other housing resources in your area.
Type in your city, state, country, or zip code and click the search button to get started. Let’s #RaiseTheRoof together!
*FYI, this is an iterative, evolving map of global housing resources which we will be regularly updating. If you know a wonderful housing services group in your own community, please let us know and share their info so we can add it to our tracker. Contact us at: unzippedmovie@gmail.com
#RaiseTheRoof Solutions Blueprint Builder
As new housing coalitions are imagined and explored, the following is an initial list of housing solutions that are working in various communities throughout the United States and internationally.
Learn more about these approaches to affordable housing and homelessness. Discuss which are already in place in your community or could be put in place to improve housing in your community.
Express Yourself!
Whether through art or storytelling, we want to know — what does home mean to you?
The top stories and art pieces will be showcased in a special virtual gallery and shared across socials.
EXPRESS YOURSELF
ACT
Host a Screening
Host a screening in your own community and expand awareness, engagement & action on affordable housing in your zip code.
Download the Community Learning Guide
The UNZIPPED Community Learning Guide sets the stage for a positive learning experience with robust information and helpful facilitation guidelines. The guide includes resources on:
- Barriers to Affordable Housing
- Economic and Social Costs of the Affordable Housing Crisis
- Perceptions and Beliefs About Housing
- The Value of Diverse Communities
- Criminalization of Poverty/Neglect of the Poor
- Looking Ahead: Hope and Possibilities
- Solutions: What is Working and Known? What Can We Imagine and Do?
Share Your Insights About Unzipped
Our friends at Entertainment to Affect Change (E2AC) created a measurement tool to better understand how content can catalyze behavioral change.
Your participation in this brief two-minute survey is enormously helpful for us. Our shared mission is to change the world through impactful media, and we hope your responses will guide our work for years to come.
Buy UNZIPPED Merch
Visit our online UNZIPPED merch store and purchase items to support our #RaiseTheRoof impact campaign.
