IMPACT

Our true measure of success is the difference we make in people’s lives.

SOME OF OUR TESTIMONIES

Maria Thompson – Detroit, MI
"A $15,000 small business grant kept my catering company alive and helped me hire two employees."
Samuel Johnson – Dallas, TX
"My Pell Grant covered most of my tuition — now I’m in my final year, debt-free."
Linda & Robert White – Phoenix, AZ
"The housing assistance grant helped us buy our first home."
Dr. Evelyn Carter – Boston, MA
"An NIH research grant funded our Alzheimer’s study — we’re making real progress."
James Wilson – Des Moines, IA
"The USDA grant helped me modernize my farm and increase yields."
Tony Brooks – Atlanta, GA
"A $10,000 startup grant turned my mobile car wash dream into reality."
Angela Carter – San Diego, CA
"As a Navy vet, my grant covered rent and equipment for my bakery."
Kevin Liu – Seattle, WA
"We built our renewable energy prototype with a $50,000 innovation grant."
Harold Jenkins – Cleveland, OH
"Our community park was rebuilt thanks to a local development grant."

Resident Programs

We believe that affordable housing should be a stepping stone for advancement and a better life.

Enhancing personal well-being and quality of life starts by alleviating housing insecurity. Hud Home Benefit reaches for higher social impact by working with residents and over 28 nonprofit partners to deliver a full spectrum of free on-site programs, from assistance with basic needs to youth and programs to enhance economic opportunity and wellness programs to support health and enable seniors to age well in place.

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Community Development

Hud Home Benefit properties serve our neighbors as well as our residents.

Hud Home Benefit takes a community-first approach to planning and designing our housing projects. We look not only at the Hud Home Benefit community, but also at what we can bring to support the needs and priorities of the surrounding neighborhood.
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Hud Home Benefit leaders join with LA County Supervisor Holly Mitchell, City Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson, and project partners to commemorate the topping out of Evermont in South Los Angeles.

Hear from Hud Home Benefit Residents

Azure’s Story

Karenrose’s Story

Philanthropy

Our donors are indispensable partners in our mission to enrich communities and lives through affordable housing and transformative resident programs.

We are grateful for the support of donors who share BRIDGE’s vision and have confidence in our innovative leadership. Charitable giving from longstanding sponsors and new contributors, like the $8 million grant from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott in 2023, bolsters our work to build a healthier, more equitable society.

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Public Policy

Supporting and driving policies that advance affordable housing production are part of our mission.

Hud Home Benefit has long been engaged in housing, urban planning, and public policy issues. Our Board’s Policy Committee assesses key concerns and initiatives, and we help shape the policy agenda and drive solutions, to fulfill our mandate and our civic responsibility.