Baaba Halm, vice president and market leader for Enterprise New York, gives testimony at the New York City Planning Commission Hearing: City of Yes for Housing Opportunity.

This glossary of development terms supplements the Enterprise Faith-Based Development Initiative^SM curriculum. It will equip you with the language you need to pursue your vision of creating affordable housing and uplifting communities, and to become “comfortably conversant” with stakeholders in the development and finance sectors.

Learn more about key insights from Enterprise's 2023 FBDI Summit - Faith-Based Community Development: The Evolution of a Movement.

Enterprise developed the Faith-Based Development Guide to provide support to houses of worship interested in taking the next step in the development process – from those just starting their journey to those already well underway in their work.

The Enterprise Faith-Based Development Initiative^SM (Enterprise FBDI^SM) engages and assists the faith community in affordable housing and community development through training, capital, and expertise, connecting them with the resources needed to realize their development goals.

Through effective partnerships and informed decision-making processes, faith-based organizations (FBOs) who own underutilized or vacant property are able to repurpose their property to create affordable homes and public benefit. This resource assists FBOs and community stakeholders interested in advancing this strategy with understanding what it takes to successfully and effectively implement this solution and the different implementation approaches that can be pursued.

Families across the Gulf Coast are struggling to pay the rent because there are not enough affordable places to live. Houses of worship, many of whom provide spiritual guidance to these families, can also help transform lives through affordable housing.