Enterprise Community Partners will put $250 million to work over five years to promote health as a top priority in the development and preservation of affordable homes and to elevate homes as an essential tool for improving resident and community health through its new Health Begins with Home initiative. The initiative will benefit from Enterprise’s Health Advisory Council, comprised of nationally recognized experts providing clinical, public health and community development insights. Through Health Begins with Home, Enterprise will focus on four key areas:

  1. Researching ways to leverage the link between good health and a healthy, stable home
  2. Awarding grants to 1) help local nonprofits operate housing and community health programs and 2) increase partnerships between housing and health care organizations
  3. Providing technical assistance to leverage and align resources, use data to strengthen decision making, promote best practices and advance smart policies
  4. Connecting capital from health care organizations, institutional investors and social impact funds to develop and preserve healthy, well-designed homes that are affordable