In order to eliminate financial barriers to housing and drive positive outcomes for tenants, Housing Collaborative relies on outside resources that enable us to pay for upfront housing costs such as eviction debts, utility arrears, application fees and security deposits, as well as offer incentive and retention payments to housing providers.

Not only does this financial assistance bolster the success rate of our housing placement work, it also helps us bring on new housing provider partners. In 2024, these Housing Access and Retention Funds proved to be key in our successful housing of 778 households experiencing or at-risk of homelessness, including households displaced by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina and by the closure of the Lamplighter Inn in Charlotte, North Carolina.