Affordable housing and other nonprofits launch campaign in support of zoning code changes

November 10, 2025, The Richmonder

A coalition including many of Richmond’s most active affordable housing developers has launched a campaign in support of the city’s ongoing effort to overhaul its 1970s-era zoning code. 

Backers of the “Homes for All Our Neighbors” campaign include nonprofits project:HOMES, Richmond Metro Habitat for Humanity, the Better Housing Coalition and Maggie Walker Community Land Trust, all of whom are involved in constructing affordable units, as well as other nonprofits like Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME), the Partnership for Housing Affordability, Southside ReLeaf and RVA YIMBY.