Brandon Adkins teaches kitchen skills to people who want to turn their lives around. He realizes, however, that the food these people are learning to chop, prepare, and cook, is not the most important ingredient. “Food is a tool,” said Brandon, who is culinary trainer at Kindred Kitchen, a job skills training program In Everett, Washington. “What’s most important is that these individuals gain self-esteem and the ability to know they are capable of changing their lives for the better.”

The U.S. is grappling with a severe shortage of affordable housing and the state of Colorado is no exception. While we must continue constructing new homes, it’s clear we will not be able to build our way out of this housing crisis. In July, Enterprise Community Partners hosted an in-person convening drawing affordable housing partners from across Colorado as part of Enterprise’s Preservation Next program.

King County selected Enterprise to manage the $32 million Puget Sound Taxpayer Accountability Account Early Learning Facilities Fund.

A crowdsourced and curated list of all things design, equity and culture for people working to improve the world in which we all live.

In the Southeast, Enterprise launched its third Preservation Academy, a series of no-cost trainings and peer learning sessions designed to build the capacity of developers and housing providers to acquire, rehabilitate, and preserve affordable, unsubsidized SMMF rental properties.

To increase the nation’s affordable housing, we must protect and preserve existing affordable homes, and ensure stability for residents and opportunities for upward mobility.

Enterprise celebrates Georgia's lead prevention laws and outlines upcoming legislative priorities.