Rooted in Safe & Affordable Housing

Across the United States, 10.9 million low-income renter households and 7.5 million low-income homeowner households are severely cost burdened – paying more than 50% of their annual income to housing costs. Another million have no homes at all.

Access to decent, affordable housing provides stability for vulnerable families and helps prevent homelessness. High-cost housing leaves low-income families with little money left over forcing them to make difficult budget trade-offs such as choosing food over medicine, or electricity over new winter coats.

Housing instability effects scholars at the Growing Lives Foundation daily, especially those that are living in foster care. Stability and quality of housing is central to childhood development – especially when it comes to learning safety, comfort, and security.

Developing a Safe Place to Call Home & Community in Which to Thrive

Safe & Affordable Housing Opportunities (Develop Housing for Families in Need; Post High School / High School Housing for Foster Care Students;

Housing for Families Fostering Young Students)

Tenants Union (Supporting Neighborhood and School Families with Landlord/Tenant Issues)

Home Buying (Financial Literacy, Credit Recovery, Budget Making, Mortgage Support/Connections, Ribbon Cutting/Celebrations