June 2026

Let’s learn about candidates on 7/7!

The primary election is around the corner, and we’re here to help you get to know your candidates. We are focusing on the County Commission because it is the only contested primary race for Jackson Town Council, Teton County Commission, and local state offices. We will be hosting another forum before the general election to hear from candidates who advance through the primary for Town, County, and State races.⁠

Food and Spanish interpretation will be provided. To request childcare, please email info@shelterjh.org. If you have other accessibility needs, let us know—we want to make this event accessible to everyone!⁠

Thanks for joining us at the Election Block Party

We had 100 people turn out on a rainy evening to get educated about the upcoming elections and meet their candidates! Folks running for Town Council, County Commission, coroner, sheriff, and state offices showed up and met constituents. Huge thanks to Snake River Brewpub for hosting, Outta Shorts for the tunes, and to our six amazing cohosts for making this event possible.

Vote “no” in November

You won’t see this ballot measure until the general election on November 3 (or during early voting!) but it’s not too early to learn about it. Check out this article to learn more about how this measure, if passed, would defund critical local services like Fire/EMS and St. John’s Hospital.

Prices dropping at the Loop!

While ShelterJH wholly supports Affordable, income-based deed restrictions, we know that not every household in Teton County qualifies—and they may still not be able to rent or own via the free market (did you know the median single-family home price right now is hovering around $5 million?!).⁠

Workforce homes, which have no occupancy requirement (i.e. a single person can live in a two-bedroom) and require 75% of the household’s income to be earned locally, are an essential part of our public housing program. Because deed-restricted homes cannot be vacant, developers—like the ones at the Loop—may ultimately need to lower rents to fully occupy Workforce homes. This is a win for our community!⁠

As ShelterJH Executive Director Clare explains in this article, “‘They’re all complimentary programs. Disparaging one for the other assumes that there’s a one size fits all approach, and we know that there’s not.’”⁠

Hot Topics in Housing

ShelterJH members share relevant media pieces with one another through our Google Group. Here are what our conversations have been about this month: