As the Triangle area continues to be a “community of choice,” we must focus on nurturing robust, diverse, and vibrant neighborhoods. Given the constraints of limited land availability and escalating construction costs, providing affordable housing in our area is an escalating challenge. However, it also presents an opportunity for community stakeholders to collaborate for the greater good and contribute to a viable solution.
The Carying Place receives about 70 calls a week and 4,000 calls a year from families experiencing homelessness. The need for affordable housing in our community is real, as evidenced by our three-month wait list. Our plans for growth are driven by the need to empower more families to reach housing stability and self-sustainability.
Our initial building plan has been enhanced by intentionally selecting these community partners: Greenwood Forest Baptist Church, DHIC, YMCA, and the Town of Cary to help address the pressing need for affordable housing and better serve our community’s needs.
Click here to read our Community Benefits Narrative, which we submitted to the Town of Cary as part of our Zoning Application and Pre-Development Plan.
The Carying Place, Inc. empowers homeless working families on their journey to permanent self-sustaining housing and workforce development. We teach financial literacy and critical life skills while providing short-term housing for hard-working families with children. We have served more than 540 families with an 80% success rate. Our Journey Home program is designed to change a family’s course for generations. We measure success using the following metrics-based objectives: the number of families and children receiving financial literacy and housing in our program each year; the percentage of families who achieve housing upon graduation; the number of individuals who increase their skills, resulting in higher wages; and the number of individuals who receive homeownership preparation.
Extend our Transitional Housing to accommodate our growing list of transitional housing families from 30 to 60 annually. We will add an additional 9 units where we can house families to accommodate this growth.
Create Graduate Program Housing for 20 program participants at a rent of 30% of their average monthly income. We anticipate that 1 in 3 graduates will want to adopt a graduate journey and continue to work on elevating their situation. This affordable approach to housing allows them to stay heavily invested in the program for an additional year.Grow our Graduate Journeys to accommodate all the new families completing our 16-week program.
Grow our Graduate Journeys to accommodate all the new families completing our 16-week program.
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