Imagine a housing system that works for everyone.
Housing Kent is the backbone organization for the Housing Stability Alliance, a network of nearly 130 community stakeholders, including organizations and individuals, who are committed to ensuring housing stability for everyone in Kent County.
Kent County is experiencing
a housing crisis
Like most of the country, Kent County is experiencing a housing crisis, brought on by a strong and steady increase in housing costs, with a very small increase in income. The number of people who are homeless in the Kent County homeless system grew by 37% between 2017 and 2019, with the most significant growth seen in families with children. Sharp breaks in the data reveal starkly disparate housing outcomes along racial and ethnic lines.
Our Vision for Kent County
We work for everyone in Kent County to be housed by choice
We're building a pathway
to ‘Housed By Choice’
But what does that mean? ‘Housed by Choice’ means that residents and families of Kent County live where they choose in quality housing they can afford. Our approach focuses on elevating residents’ lived experience and cross-sector partnerships. Businesses, governments, and funders can make impactful changes that create systems-level solutions in each phase of the housing continuum to achieve ‘Housed by Choice’ status for the residents of Kent County.
Understanding the Housing Stability Continuum
The following illustration shows the interdependence inherent within the Path to Housing Stability. It highlights the collective awareness that no existing community-based organization is designed to work across the continuum for all Kent County residents.
Click on the stages below to reveal The Success Measure metrics. They represent the best measure of where residents are situated along the Housing Stability Continuum. The metrics are proxy measures, and the data sources should continuously improve to become more precise over time.
No
Housing
Temporarily Housed
At-Risk of Losing Housing
Soon to Lose Housing
Insecurely Housed
Stably
Housed
Housed By Choice
Partner with Housing Kent to
support Kent County residents
Your input and participation are vital to this movement. We welcome community members, organizations, and businesses in all sectors to connect with us. We’re looking for people to serve on our community-based councils to address the different aspects of housing instability. Or you might also serve as an action team member for shared data measurement, community engagement, eviction prevention, and policy and advocacy.