County Exec. Innamorato Signs Sweeping HOUSING For All Executive Order
Published on February 05, 2026
New Unified Strategy for Housing Across County Departments and Functions
PITTSBURGH – Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato today signed a sweeping Executive Order establishing a comprehensive, countywide housing strategy, “HOUSING for All.” As part of Executive Order, Innamorato announced that Allegheny County will launch a new Housing Investment Fund.
“Creating more affordable housing and housing options across the board is a top priority for my administration,” said County Executive Innamorato. “Strong communities start with stable housing, and we’re working across every department and function of county government to deliver on a unified, long-term housing strategy. HOUSING for All is building an Allegheny County where every resident has access to a safe, affordable place to call home.”
The HOUSING for All Executive Order establishes the County’s first coordinated housing framework, bringing together production, preservation, prevention, and land use under a single strategy. The Executive Order directs county agencies to work across departments and with municipal, nonprofit, and private partners to address the full spectrum of housing needs.
The order includes a number of key directives, including:
- A countywide Housing Needs Assessment to precisely quantify housing shortages by income level, geography, and household size, and identify barriers to housing production.
- Creation of a new Housing Investment Fund, a flexible, long-term source of capital dedicated to housing production and preservation.
- A major expansion of land recycling and blight remediation to convert vacant and underused properties into new housing and restore local tax bases.
- Protecting and sustaining successful programs such as 500 in 500, 1st Home Allegheny, eviction prevention, and Whole Home Repair.
- Expanding housing supply through leveraging County-owned property, incentivizing and supporting municipal zoning modernization, and, most importantly, new investment strategies to catalyze affordable housing development.
With a goal of raising $50-$100 million, the new Housing Investment Fund will pool public and private dollars to support deeply affordable housing, workforce housing, and mixed-income development. It will be designed to help the County respond to shrinking federal housing resources and move more quickly when development opportunities arise.
“The success of Allegheny County’s 500 in 500 program in guiding people experiencing homelessness into secure housing demonstrated what is possible when County departments, municipalities and community partners work together toward shared goals,” said Rob Stephany, The Heinz Endowments’ Senior Director of Community & Economic Development. “This Executive Order builds on that model of collaboration and has the potential to catalyze genuine innovation in affordable housing deployment across income levels and neighborhoods throughout Allegheny County. We're encouraged by the County's commitment to data-driven strategies, from the Housing Needs Assessment to the focus on land recycling and blight remediation, and we look forward to supporting this work as it unfolds."
Despite mounting housing pressures, Allegheny County has made significant progress in recent years. Since June 2024, the County’s 500 in 500 Initiative has housed more than 620 people exiting shelter. In its first year of funding, 1st Home Allegheny helped 56 first-time homebuyers purchase homes by providing closing costs to income-qualified buyers. The County’s eviction prevention system has become a statewide and national model.
Hunter, an accountant for a local non-profit organization, used 1st Home Allegheny to purchase their home in Castle Shannon. "I have nothing but positive things to say about the experience - all of the people working on the program communicated clearly and quickly, getting us everything we needed" Hunter said.
HOUSING for All is designed to lock in and scale those successes.
The Executive Order also directs the County to conduct a comprehensive review of all county-owned property to identify sites suitable for housing development and to prioritize preserving existing affordable housing through home repair, lead remediation, and proactive anti-displacement strategies.
“County Executive Innamorato’s leadership around affordable housing has delivered real, meaningful results for the residents of Allegheny County,” said Lena Andrews, CEO of ACTION-Housing. “Her focus on people, accountability, and long-term impact continues to move our region forward. Today’s Executive Order is another crucial step in building a strong foundation for the county’s future.”
HOUSING for All advances the County’s broader All In Allegheny agenda, focused on safety, connection, and opportunity for every resident.
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