Housing

"Helping make affordable housing and homeownership a reality through cost-effective partnerships and programs"

Funded Programs

Here’s a sampling of the Housing initiatives, projects, and programs funded by the Charitable Leadership Foundation.

Capital District Homeownership Collaborative: Seven local organizations working together on homeownership strategies including: real estate services, employer assisted housing, and targeting transitional neighborhoods.

HomeSave Anti-Predatory Lending and Foreclosure Remediation: Maintaining homeownership through education, legal remediation, and loan products that fight predatory lending and service homeowners that face foreclosure.

Community Realty: A licensed real estate brokerage that specializes in buyer representation and is focused on urban neighborhoods and moderate- to middle-income households with a broad range of supportive services.

Unity House Community Housing Assistance Program: Creating a middle tier of supported housing that collaborates with other service providers and the government to maintain formerly chronically homeless consumers in a cost-effective and permanent scattered site model.

University at Albany SSW Evaluation: Supporting research and evaluation related to the long-term effectiveness and cost stability of the Community Housing Assistance Program.

Habitat for Humanity of the Capital District South End Revitalization Project: A larger scale community development project utilizing innovative building technology, improved public relations exposure and innovative funding/financing techniques.