Innovation in Housing

Strategic Partnerships

• We sometimes partner with for-profit developers, which allows us to obtain more land for affordable housing in mixed-income communities.

• Through the social impact investing model, we develop mutually beneficial partnerships that allow us to produce affordable housing without relying solely on government funding.

• LoCAL Housing provides a unique opportunity for businesses, individuals and faith-based organizations to directly invest in the lives of households experiencing poverty and men overcoming addiction.

Leveraging Resources

• Establishing an equity fund has expanded our resources and opportunities.

• Leveraging faith-based funding from the community has more than doubled our production of affordable homes for individuals and families moving out of homelessness.

• Utilizing income from housing market forces to create greater affordability in our rental homes.

Mixed-Income Neighborhoods

• We intentionally ensure a diversity of incomes are represented among neighbors. This creates a healthy balance of community.

• When imbalance is present, we sometimes build market rate homes alongside more affordable homes.

• Our goal is the deconcentration of poverty and housing segregation by socioeconomic status.

LoCAL Housing is the vehicle through which we are able to offer construction job training to the men in our Men's Workforce Development program. By constructing these homes, they gain valuable on-the-job experience in green building practices for residential construction while giving back to their community.