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Shaun Donovan with Essex House afterschool program in Takoma Park, Maryland

Building a Movement for this Moment

In his first six weeks on the job, Shaun Donovan has visited 11 cities, met with dozens of partners and investors, and toured affordable housing properties across the country. The recent travels drove home the breadth and depth of Enterprise's work, mission, and partnerships. But as the organization's new CEO and president, Donovan believes Enterprise must expand its network to tackle the full scope of the country's affordable housing crisis.
Partner Sustainability and Growth
Partner Sustainability  
Preservation and Production
Racial Equity
Resilience
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A Path to Independence: Shirley Sherrod on Racial Justice and the Value of Land

Civil rights leader Shirley Sherrod and her late husband Charles devoted their lives to advancing voting rights, solidarity, and wealth building through land ownership. But for a new generation of housing leaders like Devin Culbertson of Grounded Solutions Network, a Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge winner, their story is much more than a history lesson. It’s an urgent call to action.
Partner Sustainability and Growth
Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge
2023 Challenge
Racial Equity
Upward Mobility 
Community Highlights

Central Midwest Equitable Path Forward Partners Come Together to Advance Sustainable Development

Enterprise convened its Central Midwest Equitable Path Forward (EPF) cohort in Chicago, where they heard from developers, consultants, funders, and other subject-matter experts on strategies to advance environmentally sustainable and healthy homes.
Partner Sustainability and Growth
Racial Equity
Equitable Path Forward
Resilience
Technical Assistance
Preservation Equity
Chicago
Detroit
News

Launch of "What's Possible”: A Blueprint for Sustainable American Communities

Enterprise, LISC, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, are pleased to announce the publication of What's Possible: Investing NOW for Prosperous, Sustainable Neighborhoods. The project, funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation, will serve as a critical resource for everyone committed to tackling the climate crisis and building more resilient, sustainable, and prosperous communities.
Racial Equity
Resilience
Green Communities
Policy 
Chicago
Detroit
Gulf Coast
Mid-Atlantic
New York
Northern California
Ohio
Pacific Northwest
Rocky Mountain
Rural Communities
Southeast
Southern California
Tribal Nations
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Elevating Affordable Housing on the Path to Decarbonization

While the world watches and calls for swift and immediate action to address climate change, environmental justice proponents warn that not all policies are created equal, and that some may serve to exacerbate existing inequities, including by race and ethnicity. While many homeowners can invest in efficiency upgrades, electric technologies, and renewable energy generation, renters—particularly low-income and BIPOC renters—rarely have the same options. A careful approach to decarbonization must be considered to avoid exacerbating the nation’s affordable housing crisis.
Racial Equity
Resilience
Green Communities
Policy 
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Helping People Come Home to the Community: A Toolkit for Housing Providers

Brianna McClure, program officer at Enterprise, speaks with Ben Metsch, chief strategy officer at the Fortune Society about the H2J National Toolkit and actionable pathways to help affordable housing providers identify opportunities to improve equity for justice-involved individuals.
Partner Sustainability and Growth
Racial Equity
Fair Housing
Housing as a Pathway to Justice
Development, Property Management and Resident Services
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Gulf Coast
New York