Enterprise promotes decent, affordable housing for low-income Americans through a variety of avenues.
Research has shown that decent, affordable housing can
- Reduce health problems associated with exposure to allergens, neurotoxins, and other dangers in the home by allowing families to access better quality housing.
- Increase residential stability, allowing families to avoid unwanted moves that lead children to change schools, which may impair their educational progress.
- Decrease residential crowding and other sources of housing-related stress that lead to negative developmental and educational outcomes for children.
Two new in-depth research analyses of the impact of housing on health and education reveal the critical role of decent, affordable rental and owned homes. The research sheds light on the many ways that housing helps ensure a brighter future for children and their families and makes a strong case for elevating housing to its rightful place on the national agenda.
Communities are threatened by the mortgage foreclosure crisis and the impact of concentrated foreclosures. Enterprise is working on programs and policies to protect the communities we serve.
Green Communities provides grants, financing, tax-credit equity and technical assistance to developers for creating low-income housing according to Green criteria. For more, see the Green Communities website.
In partnership with the National Housing Trust, Enterprise provides funding to purchase and preserve affordable housing that is in danger of being sold and converted into market-rate housing. We also work to preserve affordable housing built with Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, which required the housing to remain affordable to low-income people for 15 years. Our for-profit subsidiary is helping keep these properties affordable past “Year 15.” Learn more on the Enterprise Community Investment website.
Financing senior housing is a central part of our business and mission.
Supportive housing helps those in the greatest need live as independently as possible. Enterprise provides expertise and guidance on issues, development, services strategies, funding and policy advocacy.
These ongoing programs provide recognition and financial support.
Our Fellowships offer young professionals the opportunity to be exposed to the work of Enterprise. We are currently recruiting candidates for all of the following fellowships.
- Frederick P. Rose Architectural Fellowship
- Enterprise Bart Harvey Fellowship
- Terwilliger Fellowship
- Freddie Mac Enterprise Fellowship
Our Native American Program provides loans, grants and equity to build or rehabilitate low-income housing in or near tribal land.
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