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A Message from Paul Fate
We believe that a safe, dignified and affordable place to call home opens doors of opportunity. These homes are the cornerstone of a vibrant and healthy community and the foundation for individual and family stability. Yet as the economic crisis moves from Wall Street to Main Street, more people than we ever imagined possible are losing the opportunity for a safe, affordable place to call home.
Our mission is to provide these homes as a steppingstone to success. Rather than retrench during these challenging economic times, we believe we must find ways to address the growing need for affordable homes and viable communities. As the region’s largest producer and manager of affordable homes, we know we must respond but we cannot do it alone.
The Open 4000 Doors Campaign will provide three components critical to achieving scale and sustainable impact. First, our Advantage Services model is essential in helping families get a leg up and seniors live more independently.
- This Campaign will help make our innovative on-site supportive services much more economically sustainable.
- Second, the Campaign will fund a critical Housing Investment Fund, working capital that will enable us to add 4000 units of affordable homes over a five-year period.
- Third, the campaign will allow us to create an environmentally friendly campus in St. Paul, including affordable homes for individuals who have experienced long term homelessness and a productive, new office space for CommonBond.
This historic economic crisis is daunting but it also creates opportunities for us all to work together as a community. I invite you to join us in opening 4000 doors of opportunity for those too often living in the margins with diminished hope for the future.
