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Housing Assistance Funds

What We Identified

While the lack of infrastructure is a major factor in the affordable housing crisis, households can also spiral into homelessness due to an unforeseen event.
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Catalyst Fund NWA
Excellerate has partnered with Walton Family Foundation to create a financial assistance program to help stabilize families on the brink of crisis, especially in terms of their housing needs.

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Housing Success Fund
Geared towards less stable households that are in need of more than just financial aid, the Housing Success Fund pilot program offers up to nine months of ongoing rental assistance and case management to the general public.

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