The STRENGTH MATTERS™ collaborative brings together three national networks of nonprofit owners and developers in the affordable housing field — Housing Partnership Network (HPN), NeighborWorks America and Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future (SAHF) — to advance the strength, productivity and profitability of their member organizations and to communicate the best practices of these owners and developers to the private, public, and philanthropic sectors – thereby attracting additional capital. 

Together the member organizations of these three networks own over 250,000 units of affordable rental housing and represent a broad spectrum of nonprofit community development real estate institutions (CDRIs), from large multi-state owners and developers to city-wide or regional organizations to smaller community development corporations serving very targeted geographies.

The long-term vision of STRENGTH MATTERS™ is to support the growth of top-performing CDRIs whose mission is to provide stable and affordable homes — market-driven nonprofits that operate with a “double-bottom line” approach that balances mission with sound business practices. These entrepreneurial organizations serve not just as developers and owners with a short-term horizon, but as long-term owners of our affordable housing resources. 

They are central to having the nonprofit sector expand its impact and achieve recognition as viable long-term stewards for quality affordable homes. Strong organizations with more capital will preserve and produce more housing that is affordable, stable and contributes to the diversity of housing choices in communities across our nation.