The Two Hundred for Homeownership fights to mitigate the increase in poverty and the growing wealth gap in California through homeownership and home building. It is a statewide coalition of founders of civil rights organizations, community and business leaders, housing advocates, former state legislators, and cabinet members. Before The Two Hundred, there has been no cohesive statewide voice to advocate for homeownership for low and moderate-income communities of color.

The racial wealth gap divide, exacerbated by California's housing crisis, was created, in part, by the catastrophic economic impact of the Great Recession, when millions of Americans, especially households of color, lost what little equity they owned. The Two Hundred also advocates for millennials and other first-time home buyers locked out of the same wealth-building legacy opportunity that created wealth for white, middle-class families. The shortage of affordable homes, attributed to the high cost of production (caused by state regulations) and state policies that favor multi-family rentals, is among California's primary reasons for low homeownership rates.

The Two Hundred's leadership brings a unique combination of experience that includes: grassroots organizing, policy advocacy; proven ability to work with diverse populations; intricate knowledge of the levers of power and how to engage them; experience with the inner workings of bureaucracy and institutions, and with the respect that comes with a lifetime commitment to social justice.