Affordable Housing Models for the Justice-involved Population

Enterprise Community Partners is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending housing insecurity by investing in affordable housing solutions through public and private partnerships, and scaling these solutions through political advocacy. Nationwide, justice-involved people struggle to find stable, affordable housing and access to the supportive services necessary to successful societal reentry after incarceration. As part of Enterprise’s focus on vulnerable populations, the organization engaged the Capstone team to identify affordable housing models and services that best meet the needs of justice-involved people, and to provide recommendations for housing developers seeking to build for this population. The team interviewed social service providers, mission-oriented housing developers, and justice-involved individuals to identify the greatest challenges to reentry and affordable housing development. Ultimately, the team produced a full literature review and a final report that outlines findings, recommendations, and three sample housing models to help Enterprise and its partners expand affordable housing development for justice-involved people.