In Manhattan, Kansas, the dearth of affordable housing is being highlighted in election forums, thanks to growing citizen engagement with the problem over the past two years. The Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy (ICDD) has taken a leading role in supporting public forums and issue learning on this topic with its project, Community Solutions to Affordable Housing (CSAH), funded by the Kansas Health Foundation (KHF). ICDD collaborates on the KHF grant with Kansas State University’s Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional and Community Planning (LARCP) in coordination with the Flint Hills Wellness Coalition, to convene conversations and build consensus across private, government, and non-profit sectors.