How can early learning centers and housing be combined into a single project? Financing can be complicated and daunting, but Enterprise experts offer guidance to both the affordable housing and early learning sectors as they expand their ability to develop these multi-use buildings to benefit their communities.

Home & Hope is a program to facilitate the development of affordable housing and early childhood education centers on underutilized, tax-exempt sites owned by public agencies and nonprofits in King County, Washington. We are bringing together a working coalition of early childhood educators, housing providers, elected officials, philanthropic organizations and public stakeholders to help create more homes like that of Xochitl Rojas.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Bezos announced the creation of the “Bezos Day One Fund”, a commitment of $2 billion to fund nonprofits that assist families experiencing homelessness and create a network of preschools in low-income communities.