TOGETHER WE ARE WORKING TO:
• reinforce the European social model and promote the values, successes and the vital future role of our members within that model; 
• promote integrated approaches to sustainable urban development, stressing that the work of social housing providers is the backbone of social cohesion in European cities; 
• protect fundamental rights and fight for quality social services, accessible to all.

ACTIVITIES
To fulfill our mission we:
REPRESENT AND NEGOTIATE for strategic common interests on issues such as:
• Structural Funds
• Services of General Interest and State Aid
• Public Procurement
• Social inclusion
• Energy efficiency
• Urban sustainable development 

ESTABLISH ALLIANCES AND MAINTAIN CONTINUOUS DIALOGUE WITH:
• European Ministers responsible for housing
• European institutions
• The European Parliament, in particular the ‘Urban-Housing’ intergroup
• Social partners
• European networks of local Authorities
• International institutions such as: UNECE, Council of Europe, European Investment Bank
• Cooperatives in Europe, European Housing Forum Social Platform of NGOs

With our partners we raise the profile of housing issues on the European agenda and develop projects and seminar to exchange best practices.

SUPPORT AND INFORM by:
• monitoring and disseminating news on developments in European policies, programmes and legislation which matter for the social housing sector with our monthly e-newsletter;
• communicating ideas, research and best practice through, publications, conferences and seminars.
• providing easy access to policy papers, press releases, information on our members activities as well as
publication and event listings on our homepage at: www.cecodhas.org

PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR EXCHANGE AND LEARNING through the facilitation of:
• bi-lateral and multi-lateral study visits and exchanges between our Members to capitalize on existing know-how and identify common challenges on issues such as:
> tenant empowerment
> housing for special needs
> mobility
> urban renewal
• assistance to Members in the establishment of trans-national partnerships to access European funding
programmes to work on areas such as:
> Energy efficiency
> Application of new technologies in social housing management
> Social inclusion
> Training

Function as a GATEWAY TO DATA, KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMED DEBATE ON SOCIAL HOUSING in Europe through the European Social Housing Observatory. 

STRUCTURE
CECODHAS is managed by an Executive Committee, a body with one person from each of the Member States represented in CECODHAS. Policy formulation is carried out in Working Groups made up of member representatives and experts. Groups are divided by theme:
> Urban affairs
> Social Policies
> Internal market 

ALL THE WORK OF CECODHAS IS BASED AND ARTICULATED ON THREE SECTIONS: public, voluntary and cooperative sections, grouping members according to their statutes.
The CECODHAS secretariat, based in Brussels since 2000, is responsible for the coordination of the day-to-day running of the organisation. It is structured in three main departments; Policy Formulation and Lobbying, Communication and Research.